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Precedes

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About 2 syllables

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

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

What does precedes mean?

verb

  1. be earlier in time; go back further

    “Stone tools precede bronze tools”

    Synonymspredateforegoforgoantecedeantedate

  2. come before

    “Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify”

    Synonymspredate

  3. be the predecessor of

    “Bill preceded John in the long line of Susan's husbands”

    Synonymscome before

  4. move ahead (of others) in time or space

    Synonymslead

  5. furnish with a preface or introduction

    “She always precedes her lectures with a joke”

    Synonymsprefacepremiseintroduce

Definitions shown for precede, the base form of precedes.

Is PRECEDES 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 PRECEDES worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
p 3r 1e 1c 3e 1d 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
p 4r 1e 1c 4e 1d 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
p 4r 1e 1c 4e 1d 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
p 3r 1e 1c 3e 1d 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PRECEDES

Words that end like PRECEDES

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

concedesaccedesimpedesrecedessecedesstampedescentipedesintercedessupersedescedes
All words ending in -EDES

Precedes: quick answers

Is PRECEDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRECEDES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PRECEDES worth?
PRECEDES scores 13 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does precedes mean?
precedes is the third-person singular form of precede, which means “be earlier in time”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PRECEDES?
You can make 126 shorter words from PRECEDES, such as CREEPED, PRECEDE, CREPED, PERCED. See the full list.