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Promises

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About 3 syllables

noun · verb · 8 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of promise

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

What does promises mean?

noun

  1. a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future

  2. grounds for feeling hopeful about the future

    “there is little or no promise that he will recover”

    Synonymshope

verb

  1. make a promise or commitment

    Synonymsassure

  2. promise to undertake or give

    “I promise you my best effort”

  3. make a prediction about; tell in advance

    “Call the outcome of an election”

    Synonymspredictforetellprognosticatecallforebode

  4. give grounds for expectations

    “The new results were promising”

Definitions shown for promise, the base form of promises.

Is PROMISES 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 PROMISES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
p 3r 1o 1m 3i 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

14 pts
p 4r 1o 1m 4i 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

13 pts
p 4r 1o 1m 3i 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

12 pts
p 3r 1o 1m 3i 1s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PROMISES

Anagrams 2

imposerssemipros

Words that end like PROMISES

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

advisessurprisesarisespremisescomprisesdevisesrevisesdespisespelvisessunrisessurmiseschastisesdemisesexcisespenisestreatisestrellisesvalisesfranchisesirisesadvertisesexercisessupervisesrises
All words ending in -ISES

Promises: quick answers

Is PROMISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PROMISES 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 PROMISES worth?
PROMISES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 12 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does promises mean?
promises is the plural and third-person singular form of promise, which means “a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PROMISES?
You can make 286 shorter words from PROMISES, such as IMPOSER, IMPOSES, IMPRESS, MOPSIES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PROMISES?
PROMISES rearranges into IMPOSERS, SEMIPROS.