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Prosecutes

p 3r 1o 1s 1e 1c 3u 1t 1e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of prosecute

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

What does prosecutes mean?

verb

  1. conduct a prosecution in a court of law

  2. bring a criminal action against (in a trial)

    “The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson”

  3. carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

    “She pursued many activities”

    Synonymsengagepursue

Definitions shown for prosecute, the base form of prosecutes.

Is PROSECUTES 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 PROSECUTES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
p 3r 1o 1s 1e 1c 3u 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

17 pts
p 4r 1o 1s 1e 1c 4u 2t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

17 pts
p 4r 1o 1s 1e 1c 4u 2t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
p 3r 1o 1s 1e 1c 3u 2t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PROSECUTES

Words that end like PROSECUTES

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

distributesexecutesattributespersecutesconstitutescontributesprostitutessubstitutesinstitutesparachutesabsolutescomputesminutescommutesdisputeselectrocutespollutesstatutestributesdilutesredistributesrefutesreputessalutes
All words ending in -UTES

Prosecutes: quick answers

Is PROSECUTES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PROSECUTES 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 PROSECUTES worth?
PROSECUTES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does prosecutes mean?
prosecutes is the third-person singular form of prosecute, which means “conduct a prosecution in a court of law”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PROSECUTES?
You can make 796 shorter words from PROSECUTES, such as PROSECUTE, SUSCEPTOR, SUSPECTER, CORPUSES. See the full list.