Definition of affords

"affords" in the verb sense

1. afford

be able to spare or give up

"I can't afford to spend two hours with this person"

2. yield, give, afford

be the cause or source of

"He gave me a lot of trouble"

"Our meeting afforded much interesting information"

3. afford

have the financial means to do something or buy something

"We can't afford to send our children to college"

"Can you afford this car?"

4. afford, open, give

afford access to

"the door opens to the patio"

"The French doors give onto a terrace"

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Quotations for affords

What sweet delight a quiet life affords. [ Drummond ]

Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords. [ Earl of Sterling ]

It is not the absence, but the mastery, of our passions which affords happiness. [ Mme. de Maintenon ]

No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library. [ Dr. Johnson ]

The sense of this word among the Greeks affords the noblest definition of it: enthusiasm signifies God in us. [ Mme. de Stael ]

Nothing affords greater pleasure to the members of the family than the cultivation and daily sight of flowers. [ D. D. T. Moore ]

The present hour is always wealthiest when it is poorer than the future ones as that is the pleasantest site which affords the pleasantest prospect. [ Thoreau ]

Food, improperly taken, not only produces originnl diseases, but affords those that are already engendered both matter and sustenance; so that, let the father of disease be what it may. In temperance is certainly its mother. [ Burton ]

Pity, though it may often relieve, is but, at best, a short-lived passion, and seldom affords distress more than transitory assistance; with some it scarce lasts from the first impulse till the hand can be put into the pocket. [ Goldsmith ]

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified. He that labors in any great or laudable undertaking has his fatigues first supported by hope and afterwards rewarded by joy. [ Dr. Johnson ]

affords in Scrabble®

The word affords is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters affords:

AFFORDS
(106 = 56 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

affords

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word affords

AFFORDS
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AFFORDS
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AFFORDS
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AFFORDS
(67 = 17 + 50)
AFFORDS
(66 = 16 + 50)
AFFORDS
(66 = 16 + 50)
AFFORDS
(65 = 15 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In affords

AFFORDS
(106 = 56 + 50)
AFFORDS
(104 = 54 + 50)
AFFORDS
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AFFORDS
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AFFORDS
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AFFORDS
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affords in Words With Friends™

The word affords is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters affords:

AFFORDS
(107 = 72 + 35)
AFFORDS
(107 = 72 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

affords

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word affords

AFFORDS
(107 = 72 + 35)
AFFORDS
(107 = 72 + 35)
AFFORDS
(101 = 66 + 35)
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AFFORDS
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AFFORDS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In affords

AFFORDS
(107 = 72 + 35)
AFFORDS
(107 = 72 + 35)
AFFORDS
(101 = 66 + 35)
AFFORDS
(95 = 60 + 35)
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AFFORD
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DOFF
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Words within the letters of affords

2 letter words in affords (9 words)

3 letter words in affords (15 words)

4 letter words in affords (14 words)

5 letter words in affords (2 words)

6 letter words in affords (1 word)

7 letter words in affords (1 word)

affords + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence affords

Words that start with affords (1 word)

Words with affords in them (1 word)

Words that end with affords (1 word)

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