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About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Very common · plural and third-person singular form of update

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

What does updates mean?

noun

  1. information or data that updates

    “do you have the latest software update?”

  2. the act of bringing someone or something up to date

    “the server update ran overnight”

verb

  1. modernize or bring up to date

    “We updated the kitchen in the old house”

  2. bring up to date; supply with recent information

  3. bring to the latest state of technology or supply with the latest data

    “tonight, I will update my operating system”

Definitions shown for update, the base form of updates.

Is UPDATES 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 UPDATES worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
u 1p 3d 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

12 pts
u 2p 4d 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

Wordfeud

12 pts
u 2p 4d 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
u 2p 3d 2a 1t 1e 1s 1

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

Words from the letters in UPDATES

Words that end like UPDATES

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

relatestranslatesdebatesdonateslocatesrotatescollatesmigratestruncatesfrustratesreinstatesdilatesestatesgyratesinmatesmutatesnegatespalatespiratesrebatessedatessenatesvacatesabates
All words ending in -ATES

Updates: quick answers

Is UPDATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. UPDATES 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 UPDATES worth?
UPDATES 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 updates mean?
updates is the plural and third-person singular form of update, which means “information or data that updates”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in UPDATES?
You can make 189 shorter words from UPDATES, such as ADEPTS, EUPADS, PASTED, PAUSED. See the full list.