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Is MOTIVES a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list MOTIVES is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

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12147

What does MOTIVES mean?

MOTIVES is a form of MOTIVE.

  1. nounthe psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
  2. nouna theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music
  3. nouna design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

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Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up MOTIVES in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is MOTIVES a Scrabble word?

MOTIVES is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is MOTIVES worth?

MOTIVES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does MOTIVES mean?

The psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior.