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Rises

r 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

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

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

What does rises mean?

noun

  1. a growth in strength or number or importance

  2. the act of changing location in an upward direction

    Synonymsascentascensionascending

  3. an upward slope or grade (as in a road)

    “the car couldn't make it up the rise”

    Synonymsascentacclivityraiseclimbupgrade

  4. a movement upward

    “they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon”

    Synonymsrisingascentascension

  5. the amount a salary is increased

    “he got a 3% raise”

    Synonymsraisewage hikehikewage increasesalary increase

  6. the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

    Synonymsupgraderising slope

verb

  1. move upward

    “The fog lifted”

    Synonymsliftarisemove upgo upcome up

  2. increase in value or to a higher point

    “prices climbed steeply”

    Synonymsgo upclimb

  3. rise to one's feet

    “The audience got up and applauded”

    Synonymsariseupriseget upstand up

  4. rise up

    “The building rose before them”

    Synonymsliftrear

  5. come to the surface

    Synonymssurfacecome uprise up

  6. come into existence; take on form or shape

    “A new religious movement originated in that country”

    Synonymsoriginatearisedevelopuprisespring up

Definitions shown for rise, the base form of rises.

Is RISES 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) Yes

How many points is RISES worth?

Scrabble

5 pts
r 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

5 pts
r 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

5 pts
r 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

5 pts
r 1i 1s 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in RISES

Anagrams 2

seirssires

Hooks for RISES

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

Front hooks

arisesbrisescrisesfrisesgrisesiriseskrisesprises

Back hooks

None

Words that end like RISES

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

viseswisesadvisespromisesadvertisesdevisesrevisespremisesexercisessupervisesdemisesexcisespenisesvalisesdespisespelvisessurmiseschastisesparadisestelevisestreatisestrellisesfranchisesimprovises
All words ending in -ISES

Rises: quick answers

Is RISES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RISES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RISES worth?
RISES scores 5 points in Scrabble, 5 in Words With Friends, 5 in Wordfeud and 5 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does rises mean?
rises is the plural and third-person singular form of rise, which means “a growth in strength or number or importance”. It has 12 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RISES?
You can make 25 shorter words from RISES, such as IRES, REIS, RISE, SEIR. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of RISES?
RISES rearranges into SEIRS, SIRES.