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Wakes

Q: What does wakes mean?

wakes is the plural and third-person singular form of wake, which means “the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.

w ₄a ₁k ₅e ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

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

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

What does wakes mean?

noun

the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
“the aftermath of war”
Synonymsaftermath backwash
an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
Synonymswake island
the wave that spreads behind a boat as it moves forward
“the motorboat's wake capsized the canoe”
Synonymsbackwash
a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial
“there's no weeping at an Irish wake”
Synonymsviewing

verb

be awake, be alert, be there
stop sleeping
“She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock”
Synonymswake upawake arouse awakencome alive
arouse or excite feelings and passions
“The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor”
Synonymsinflamestir upignite heatfire up
make aware of
“His words woke us to terrible facts of the situation”
cause to become awake or conscious
“He was roused by the drunken men in the street”
Synonymsawaken waken rousewake uparouse

Definitions shown for wake, the base form of wakes.

Is WAKES a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
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 WAKES worth?

Scrabble

12 pts

w ₄a ₁k ₅e ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

12 pts

w ₄a ₁k ₅e ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

12 pts

w ₄a ₁k ₅e ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

14 pts

w ₅a ₁k ₆e ₁s ₁

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

Words from the letters in WAKES

Anagrams 2

askew wekas

Best shorter words top 30 of 37

ewks 11 kaws 11 skaw 11 skew 11 wake 11 weak 11 weka 11 ewk 10 kaw 10 akes 8 kaes 8 keas 8 sake 8 ake 7 ask 7 awes 7 kae 7 kas 7 kea 7 ska 7 waes 7 wase 7 awe 6 ka 6 saw 6 sew 6 wae 6 was 6 aw 5 we 5

See all 37 words made from WAKES

Hooks for WAKES

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

Front hooks

awakes

Back hooks

None

Words that end like WAKES

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

makes takes bakes cakes brakes shakes fakes lakes rakes flakes slakes snakes stakes mistakes undertakes intakes remakes forsakes pancakes partakes keepsakes namesakes overtakes cornflakes

All words ending in -AKES

Wakes: quick answers

Is WAKES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. WAKES 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 WAKES worth?

WAKES scores 12 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does wakes mean?

wakes is the plural and third-person singular form of wake, which means “the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)”. It has 9 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in WAKES?

You can make 37 shorter words from WAKES, such as EWKS, KAWS, SKAW, SKEW. See the full list.

What are the anagrams of WAKES?

WAKES rearranges into ASKEW, WEKAS.