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Replaces

r 1e 1p 3l 1a 1c 3e 1s 1

About 3 syllables

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

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

What does replaces mean?

verb

  1. substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

    “He replaced the old razor blade”

  2. take the place or move into the position of

    “Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left”

    Synonymssupplantsupersedesupervene upon

  3. put something back where it belongs

    “replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it”

    Synonymsput back

  4. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

    “the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt”

    Synonymssubstituteinterchangeexchange

Definitions shown for replace, the base form of replaces.

Is REPLACES 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 REPLACES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
r 1e 1p 3l 1a 1c 3e 1s 1

Words With Friends

15 pts
r 1e 1p 4l 2a 1c 4e 1s 1

Wordfeud

14 pts
r 1e 1p 4l 1a 1c 4e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
r 1e 1p 3l 2a 1c 3e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in REPLACES

Anagrams 1

percales

Hooks for REPLACES

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

Front hooks

preplaces

Back hooks

None

Words that end like REPLACES

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.

surfacesmisplacesembracesfurnacesgrimacesprefacesretracesterracesdefacesdisgracesdisplacesmenacesnecklacespalacesshoelacessolacesbirthplacesplacesspacesinterfacestracesfacesracespopulaces
All words ending in -ACES

Replaces: quick answers

Is REPLACES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. REPLACES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is REPLACES worth?
REPLACES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does replaces mean?
replaces is the third-person singular form of replace, which means “substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in REPLACES?
You can make 376 shorter words from REPLACES, such as CARPELS, CLASPER, CRAPLES, ESCAPER. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of REPLACES?
REPLACES rearranges into PERCALES.