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Maintenances

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

About 4 syllables

noun · 12 letters · Rare · plural of maintenance

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

What does maintenances mean?

noun

  1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order

    “he wrote the manual on car care”

    Synonymscareupkeep

  2. means of maintenance of a family or group

  3. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

    Synonymsalimony

  4. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence

    “they were in want of sustenance”

    Synonymssustenancesustentationsustainmentupkeep

  5. the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community

    “unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit”

    Synonymscriminal maintenance

Definitions shown for maintenance, the base form of maintenances.

Is MAINTENANCES 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 MAINTENANCES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
m 3a 1i 1n 1t 1e 1n 1a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

21 pts
m 4a 1i 1n 2t 1e 1n 2a 1n 2c 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
m 3a 1i 1n 1t 1e 1n 1a 1n 1c 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
m 3a 1i 1n 1t 1e 1n 1a 1n 1c 3e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in MAINTENANCES

Words that end like MAINTENANCES

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

circumstancesperformancesappearancesallowancescountenancesdisturbancesencumbrancesoutdistancesreassurancesremembrancesresemblancesacceptancesacquaintancesattendancesconveyancesdissonancesobservancesremittancesresistancesabundancesambulancesannoyancesassurancesimbalances
All words ending in -ANCES

Maintenances: quick answers

Is MAINTENANCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MAINTENANCES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MAINTENANCES worth?
MAINTENANCES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does maintenances mean?
maintenances is the plural of maintenance, which means “activity involved in maintaining something in good working order”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MAINTENANCES?
You can make 784 shorter words from MAINTENANCES, such as MAINTENANCE, ANAMNESTIC, INCASEMENT, EMACIATES. See the full list.