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Modifies

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About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of modify

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

What does modifies mean?

verb

  1. make less severe or harsh or extreme

    “please modify this letter to make it more polite”

  2. add a modifier to a constituent

    Synonymsqualify

  3. cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

    “The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city”

    Synonymschangealter

Definitions shown for modify, the base form of modifies.

Is MODIFIES 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 MODIFIES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
m 3o 1d 2i 1f 4i 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
m 4o 1d 2i 1f 4i 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
m 3o 1d 2i 1f 4i 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
m 3o 1d 2i 1f 4i 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in MODIFIES

Words that end like MODIFIES

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

justifiesqualifiesspecifiesnotifiesverifiesclarifieshorrifiesrectifiesterrifiesunifiesclassifiessimplifiespacifiespurifiesratifiestypifiesvilifiesamplifiescertifiescrucifiesdignifiesfalsifiesfortifiesglorifies
All words ending in -IFIES

Modifies: quick answers

Is MODIFIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MODIFIES 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 MODIFIES worth?
MODIFIES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does modifies mean?
modifies is the third-person singular form of modify, which means “make less severe or harsh or extreme”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MODIFIES?
You can make 139 shorter words from MODIFIES, such as FIDEISM, MISFED, FOMES, DEFIS. See the full list.