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Races

Q: What does races mean?

races is the plural and third-person singular form of race, which means “any competition”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.

r ₁a ₁c ₃e ₁s ₁

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 5 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of race

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does races mean?

noun

any competition
“the race for the presidency”
a contest of speed
“the race is to the swift”
people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock
“some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings”
(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species
Synonymssubspecies
the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller
Synonymsslipstream airstream backwash wash
a canal for a current of water
Synonymsraceway

verb

move hurridly
“He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”
Synonymsrush hotfoot hasten hie speed
compete in a race
“he is running the Marathon this year”
Synonymsrun
to work as fast as possible towards a goal, sometimes in competition with others
“We are racing to find a cure for AIDS”
cause to move fast or to rush or race
“The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze”
Synonymsrush

Definitions shown for race, the base form of races.

Is RACES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is RACES worth?

Scrabble

7 pts

r ₁a ₁c ₃e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

8 pts

r ₁a ₁c ₄e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

8 pts

r ₁a ₁c ₄e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

7 pts

r ₁a ₁c ₃e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in RACES

Anagrams 8

acers acres cares carse escar scare scrae serac

Best shorter words top 30 of 44

acer 6 aces 6 acre 6 aesc 6 arcs 6 care 6 cars 6 case 6 ceas 6 race 6 recs 6 scar 6 ace 5 arc 5 car 5 rec 5 sac 5 sec 5 ares 4 arse 4 ears 4 eras 4 rase 4 sear 4 sera 4 are 3 ars 3 ear 3 eas 3 era 3

See all 44 words made from RACES

Hooks for RACES

Add one letter to the front or back of RACES to make another word.

Front hooks

braces graces traces

Back hooks

None

Words that end like RACES

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

places spaces faces laces maces paces aces replaces surfaces misplaces interfaces defaces menaces palaces solaces furnaces grimaces prefaces displaces necklaces populaces shoelaces fireplaces resurfaces

All words ending in -ACES

Races: quick answers

Is RACES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. RACES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 7 points before board bonuses.

How many points is RACES worth?

RACES scores 7 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 8 in Wordfeud and 7 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does races mean?

races is the plural and third-person singular form of race, which means “any competition”. It has 10 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in RACES?

You can make 44 shorter words from RACES, such as ACER, ACES, ACRE, AESC. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of RACES?

RACES rearranges into ACERS, ACRES, CARES, CARSE, ESCAR, SCARE, SCRAE, SERAC.