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Precludes

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About 2 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · third-person singular form of preclude

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

What does precludes mean?

verb

  1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible

    “My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”

    Synonymspreventforestallforecloseforbid

  2. make impossible, especially beforehand

    Synonymsrule outclose out

Definitions shown for preclude, the base form of precludes.

Is PRECLUDES 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 PRECLUDES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
p 3r 1e 1c 3l 1u 1d 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

18 pts
p 4r 1e 1c 4l 2u 2d 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
p 4r 1e 1c 4l 1u 2d 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
p 3r 1e 1c 3l 2u 2d 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PRECLUDES

Words that end like PRECLUDES

Common words that share the ending -UDES, 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 -UDES

Precludes: quick answers

Is PRECLUDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRECLUDES 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 PRECLUDES worth?
PRECLUDES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 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 precludes mean?
precludes is the third-person singular form of preclude, which means “keep from happening or arising”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PRECLUDES?
You can make 423 shorter words from PRECLUDES, such as DECUPLES, PRECLUDE, SCRUPLED, CUPELED. See the full list.