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Intumesces

Q: What does intumesces mean?

intumesces is the third-person singular form of intumesce, which means “move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

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About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Rare · third-person singular form of intumesce

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

What does intumesces mean?

verb

move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically
“Gases bubbled up from the earth”
Synonymsbubble up
expand abnormally
“The bellies of the starving children are swelling”
Synonymsswellswell uptumefy tumesce

Definitions shown for intumesce, the base form of intumesces.

Is INTUMESCES a valid word?

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

How many points is INTUMESCES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts

i ₁n ₁t ₁u ₁m ₃e ₁s ₁c ₃e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

18 pts

i ₁n ₂t ₁u ₂m ₄e ₁s ₁c ₄e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

16 pts

i ₁n ₁t ₁u ₂m ₃e ₁s ₁c ₄e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

15 pts

i ₁n ₁t ₁u ₂m ₃e ₁s ₁c ₃e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in INTUMESCES

Anagrams 1

ecumenists

Best shorter words top 30 of 508

See all 508 words made from INTUMESCES

Words that end like INTUMESCES

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

convalesces coalesces

All words ending in -ESCES

Intumesces: quick answers

Is INTUMESCES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. INTUMESCES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.

How many points is INTUMESCES worth?

INTUMESCES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does intumesces mean?

intumesces is the third-person singular form of intumesce, which means “move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in INTUMESCES?

You can make 508 shorter words from INTUMESCES, such as ECUMENIST, INTUMESCE, CENTIMES, MENISCUS. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of INTUMESCES?

INTUMESCES rearranges into ECUMENISTS.