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Motivates

m 3o 1t 1i 1v 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of motivate

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

What does motivates mean?

verb

  1. give an incentive for action

    “This moved me to sacrifice my career”

    Synonymsactuatepropelmovepromptincite

Definitions shown for motivate, the base form of motivates.

Is MOTIVATES 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 MOTIVATES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
m 3o 1t 1i 1v 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
m 4o 1t 1i 1v 5a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
m 3o 1t 1i 1v 4a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
m 3o 1t 1i 1v 6a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in MOTIVATES

Words that end like MOTIVATES

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

All words ending in -ATES

Motivates: quick answers

Is MOTIVATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MOTIVATES 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 MOTIVATES worth?
MOTIVATES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does motivates mean?
motivates is the third-person singular form of motivate, which means “give an incentive for action”.
What words can you make with the letters in MOTIVATES?
You can make 343 shorter words from MOTIVATES, such as MOTIVATE, MOTIVES, AMOVES, MAVIES. See the full list.