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Incites

i 1n 1c 3i 1t 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · third-person singular form of incite

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does incites mean?

verb

  1. give an incentive for action

    “This moved me to sacrifice my career”

    Synonymsmotivateactuatepropelmoveprompt

  2. provoke or stir up

    “incite a riot”

    Synonymsinstigateset offstir up

  3. urge on; cause to act

    “The other children egged the boy on, but he did not want to throw the stone through the window”

    Synonymsprodegg on

Definitions shown for incite, the base form of incites.

Is INCITES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is INCITES worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
i 1n 1c 3i 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
i 1n 2c 4i 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

10 pts
i 1n 1c 4i 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
i 1n 1c 3i 1t 1e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in INCITES

Hooks for INCITES

Add one letter to the front or back of INCITES to make another word.

Front hooks

zincites

Back hooks

None

Words that end like INCITES

Common words that share the ending -ITES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

invitesexcitesrewritesunitesignitespetitesreciteselitesrespitesreunitestermitesfrostbiteswritesbitessiteswhitescitessatellitessmitesspitesappetitesdynamitesexpediteskites
All words ending in -ITES

Incites: quick answers

Is INCITES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INCITES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is INCITES worth?
INCITES scores 9 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does incites mean?
incites is the third-person singular form of incite, which means “give an incentive for action”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INCITES?
You can make 95 shorter words from INCITES, such as CITIES, ICIEST, INCEST, INCISE. See the full list.