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Relaxes

r 1e 1l 1a 1x 8e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

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

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

What does relaxes mean?

verb

  1. become less tense, rest, or take one's ease

    “He relaxed in the hot tub”

    Synonymsloosen upunbendunwinddecompressslow down

  2. make less taut

    “relax the tension on the rope”

    Synonymsunbend

  3. become loose or looser or less tight

    “The noose loosened”

    Synonymsloosenloose

  4. cause to feel relaxed

    “A hot bath always relaxes me”

    Synonymsunstrainunlaxloosen upunwindmake relaxed

  5. become less tense, less formal, or less restrained, and assume a friendlier manner

    “our new colleague relaxed when he saw that we were a friendly group”

    Synonymsloosen up

  6. make less severe or strict

    “The government relaxed the curfew after most of the rebels were caught”

    Synonymsloosen

Definitions shown for relax, the base form of relaxes.

Is RELAXES 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 RELAXES worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
r 1e 1l 1a 1x 8e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
r 1e 1l 2a 1x 8e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
r 1e 1l 1a 1x 8e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
r 1e 1l 2a 1x 8e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in RELAXES

Words that end like RELAXES

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

All words ending in -AXES

Relaxes: quick answers

Is RELAXES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RELAXES 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 RELAXES worth?
RELAXES scores 14 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does relaxes mean?
relaxes is the third-person singular form of relax, which means “become less tense, rest, or take one's ease”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RELAXES?
You can make 129 shorter words from RELAXES, such as AXELS, AXLES, LAXER, LAXES. See the full list.