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Provides

p 3r 1o 1v 4i 1d 2e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

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

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

What does provides mean?

verb

  1. give something useful or necessary to

    “We provided the room with an electrical heater”

    Synonymssupplyrenderfurnish

  2. give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

    “The hostess provided lunch for all the guests”

    Synonymssupplyplycater

  3. determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation

    “The will provides that each child should receive half of the money”

  4. mount or put up

    “put up a good fight”

    Synonymsput upoffer

  5. make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

    “This leaves no room for improvement”

    Synonymsleaveallow forallow

  6. supply means of subsistence; earn a living

    “He provides for his large family by working three jobs”

    Synonymsbring home the bacon

Definitions shown for provide, the base form of provides.

Is PROVIDES 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 PROVIDES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
p 3r 1o 1v 4i 1d 2e 1s 1

Words With Friends

16 pts
p 4r 1o 1v 5i 1d 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

15 pts
p 4r 1o 1v 4i 1d 2e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
p 3r 1o 1v 6i 1d 2e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in PROVIDES

Anagrams 1

disprove

Words that end like PROVIDES

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

besidesdecidesdividesresidesbedsidescollidesconfidescowhidesoutsidespresidesseasidessubsidessuicideswaysidescoincidesderideshillsidesinsidesroadsidesabidesasidesbroadsideslandslidesoxides
All words ending in -IDES

Provides: quick answers

Is PROVIDES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PROVIDES 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 PROVIDES worth?
PROVIDES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does provides mean?
provides is the third-person singular form of provide, which means “give something useful or necessary to”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PROVIDES?
You can make 299 shorter words from PROVIDES, such as PROVIDE, VESPOID, PROVED, VESPID. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of PROVIDES?
PROVIDES rearranges into DISPROVE.