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Prepares

p 3r 1e 1p 3a 1r 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

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

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

What does prepares mean?

verb

  1. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

    “Get the children ready for school!”

    Synonymsfixset upreadygear upset

  2. prepare for eating by applying heat

    “Cook me dinner, please”

    Synonymscookfixreadymake

  3. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

    “prepare a report”

  4. arrange by systematic planning and united effort

    “machinate a plot”

    Synonymsorganizeorganisedeviseget upmachinate

  5. educate for a future role or function

    “He is grooming his son to become his successor”

    Synonymsgroomtrain

  6. create by training and teaching

    “The old master is training world-class violinists”

    Synonymstraindevelopeducate

Definitions shown for prepare, the base form of prepares.

Is PREPARES 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 PREPARES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
p 3r 1e 1p 3a 1r 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
p 4r 1e 1p 4a 1r 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
p 4r 1e 1p 4a 1r 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
p 3r 1e 1p 3a 1r 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PREPARES

Anagrams 2

paperersrepapers

Words that end like PREPARES

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

comparesdeclaresfanfaresbewaresnightmaressharescaresscaressparesstaresdaresthoroughfaresunawaresblaresflaresglaressnaresbaresfaresharesmaresparesraresares
All words ending in -ARES

Prepares: quick answers

Is PREPARES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PREPARES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PREPARES worth?
PREPARES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does prepares mean?
prepares is the third-person singular form of prepare, which means “make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PREPARES?
You can make 160 shorter words from PREPARES, such as PAPERER, PREPARE, RAPPEES, RAPPERS. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PREPARES?
PREPARES rearranges into PAPERERS, REPAPERS.