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Probes

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noun · verb · 6 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of probe

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

What does probes mean?

noun

  1. an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities

    “there was a congressional probe into the scandal”

    Synonymsinvestigation

  2. a flexible slender surgical instrument with a blunt end that is used to explore wounds or body cavities

  3. an exploratory action or expedition

  4. an investigation conducted using a flexible surgical instrument to explore an injury or a body cavity

verb

  1. question or examine thoroughly and closely

    Synonymsexamine

  2. examine physically with or as if with a probe

    “probe an anthill”

    Synonymsdig intopoke into

Definitions shown for probe, the base form of probes.

Is PROBES 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 PROBES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
p 3r 1o 1b 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
p 4r 1o 1b 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
p 4r 1o 1b 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
p 3r 1o 1b 4e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PROBES

Anagrams 1

rebops

Words that end like PROBES

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

globeslobesrobesadobesmicrobeswardrobes
All words ending in -OBES

Probes: quick answers

Is PROBES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PROBES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PROBES worth?
PROBES scores 10 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does probes mean?
probes is the plural and third-person singular form of probe, which means “an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PROBES?
You can make 83 shorter words from PROBES, such as BOEPS, PROBE, PROBS, REBOP. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PROBES?
PROBES rearranges into REBOPS.