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Microwaves

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About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 10 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of microwave

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

What does microwaves mean?

noun

  1. a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data

  2. kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food

    Synonymsmicrowave oven

verb

  1. cook or heat in a microwave oven

    “You can microwave the leftovers”

    Synonymszapnuke

Definitions shown for microwave, the base form of microwaves.

Is MICROWAVES 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 MICROWAVES worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
m 3i 1c 3r 1o 1w 4a 1v 4e 1s 1

Words With Friends

23 pts
m 4i 1c 4r 1o 1w 4a 1v 5e 1s 1

Wordfeud

21 pts
m 3i 1c 4r 1o 1w 4a 1v 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in MICROWAVES

Words that end like MICROWAVES

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

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All words ending in -AVES

Microwaves: quick answers

Is MICROWAVES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MICROWAVES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MICROWAVES worth?
MICROWAVES scores 20 points in Scrabble, 23 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 23 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does microwaves mean?
microwaves is the plural and third-person singular form of microwave, which means “a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves)”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MICROWAVES?
You can make 714 shorter words from MICROWAVES, such as MICROWAVE, OVERSWAM, OVERSWIM, CASEWORM. See the full list.