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Specifies

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verb · 9 letters · Very common · third-person singular form of specify

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

What does specifies mean?

verb

  1. specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

    “The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life”

    Synonymsstipulatequalifycondition

  2. decide upon or fix definitely

    “fix the variables”

    Synonymssetdeterminedefinefixlimit

  3. determine the essential quality of

    Synonymsdefinedelineatedelimitdelimitate

  4. be specific about

    “Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?”

    Synonymsparticularizeparticularisespecializespecialise

  5. define clearly

    “I cannot narrow down the rules for this game”

    Synonymspin downpeg downnail downnarrow downnarrow

  6. design or destine

    “She was intended to become the director”

    Synonymsintenddestinedesignate

Definitions shown for specify, the base form of specifies.

Is SPECIFIES 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 SPECIFIES worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
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Words With Friends

18 pts
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Wordfeud

18 pts
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NYT Crossplay

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

Words from the letters in SPECIFIES

Words that end like SPECIFIES

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

justifiesqualifiesmodifiesclarifieshorrifiesrectifiesterrifiesclassifiesnotifiessimplifiesverifiesunifiesamplifiescertifiescrucifiesdignifiesfalsifiesfortifiesglorifiesgratifiesmagnifiesmollifiesmortifiesmummifies
All words ending in -IFIES

Specifies: quick answers

Is SPECIFIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SPECIFIES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SPECIFIES worth?
SPECIFIES scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does specifies mean?
specifies is the third-person singular form of specify, which means “specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SPECIFIES?
You can make 100 shorter words from SPECIFIES, such as SPECIES, FECES, FICES, FISCS. See the full list.