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Increases

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About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 9 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of increase

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

What does increases mean?

noun

  1. a quantity that is added

    “there was an addition to property taxes this year”

    Synonymsadditiongain

  2. a change resulting in an increase

    “the increase is scheduled for next month”

  3. a process of becoming larger or longer or more numerous or more important

    “the increase in unemployment”

    Synonymsincrementgrowth

  4. the amount by which something increases

    “they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare”

    Synonymsincrement

  5. the act of increasing something

    “he gave me an increase in salary”

verb

  1. become bigger or greater in amount

    “The amount of work increased”

  2. make bigger or more

    “The boss finally increased her salary”

Definitions shown for increase, the base form of increases.

Is INCREASES 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 INCREASES worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
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Words With Friends

13 pts
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Wordfeud

12 pts
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NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in INCREASES

Anagrams 3

resiancesscenariesscenarise

Words that end like INCREASES

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

releasesdecreasesdiseasesappeasesdeceasesdispleasespancreasespleasesceasescreasesgreasesleasesteaseseases
All words ending in -EASES

Increases: quick answers

Is INCREASES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INCREASES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is INCREASES worth?
INCREASES scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does increases mean?
increases is the plural and third-person singular form of increase, which means “a quantity that is added”. It has 7 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INCREASES?
You can make 459 shorter words from INCREASES, such as ARCSINES, ARSENICS, CASERNES, CERASINS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of INCREASES?
INCREASES rearranges into RESIANCES, SCENARIES, SCENARISE.