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Reduces

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About 3 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of reduce

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

What does reduces mean?

verb

  1. cut down on; make a reduction in

    “reduce your daily fat intake”

    Synonymscut downcut backtrimtrim downtrim back

  2. make less complex

    “reduce a problem to a single question”

  3. bring to humbler or weaker state or condition

    “He reduced the population to slavery”

  4. simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another

  5. lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation

    “She reduced her niece to a servant”

  6. be the essential element

    “The proposal boils down to a compromise”

    Synonymscome downboil down

Definitions shown for reduce, the base form of reduces.

Is REDUCES 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 REDUCES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
r 1e 1d 2u 1c 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
r 1e 1d 2u 2c 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
r 1e 1d 2u 2c 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
r 1e 1d 2u 2c 3e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in REDUCES

Anagrams 4

recusedrescuedsecuredseducer

Words that end like REDUCES

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

producesdeducesinducesseduceslettucesintroducesreproducessprucestruces
All words ending in -UCES

Reduces: quick answers

Is REDUCES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. REDUCES 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 REDUCES worth?
REDUCES 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 reduces mean?
reduces is the third-person singular form of reduce, which means “cut down on”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in REDUCES?
You can make 139 shorter words from REDUCES, such as CEDERS, CREEDS, CRUDES, CURSED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of REDUCES?
REDUCES rearranges into RECUSED, RESCUED, SECURED, SEDUCER.