Definition of cleanses

"cleanses" in the verb sense

1. cleanse, clean

clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

"clean up before you see your grandparents"

"clean your fingernails before dinner"

2. cleanse

purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins

"Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins"

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Quotations for cleanses

Only that is poetry which cleanses and mans me. [ Emerson ]

Music cleanses the understanding, inspires it, and lifts it into a realm which it would not reach if it were left to itself. [ Henry Ward Beecher ]

If thou wouldst preserve a sound body, use fasting, and walking; if a healthful soul, fasting and praying; walking exercises the body, praying exercises the soul, fasting cleanses both. [ Quarles ]

cleanses in Scrabble®

The word cleanses is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters cleanses:

CLEANSES
(99)
CLEANSES
(99)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

cleanse, encases, enseals, scalene, seances

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word cleanses

CLEANSES
(99)
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CLEANSES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In cleanses

CLEANSES
(99)
CLEANSES
(99)
ENCASES
(86 = 36 + 50)
CLEANSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CLEANSE
(86 = 36 + 50)
SEANCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
SCALENE
(86 = 36 + 50)
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SEANCES
(86 = 36 + 50)
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CLEANSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
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SEANCES
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SCALENE
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CLEANSE
(80 = 30 + 50)
SCALENE
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ENCASES
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SCALENE
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CLEANSE
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SCALENE
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SEANCES
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SCALENE
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SCALENE
(80 = 30 + 50)
ENSEALS
(78 = 28 + 50)
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(77 = 27 + 50)
SCALENE
(77 = 27 + 50)
CLEANSE
(77 = 27 + 50)
SEANCES
(77 = 27 + 50)
ENCASES
(76 = 26 + 50)
SEANCES
(76 = 26 + 50)
CLEANSE
(76 = 26 + 50)
ENSEALS
(74 = 24 + 50)
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(74 = 24 + 50)
ENCASES
(74 = 24 + 50)
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CLEANSE
(74 = 24 + 50)
CLEANSE
(74 = 24 + 50)
SEANCES
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENSEALS
(74 = 24 + 50)
SCALENE
(74 = 24 + 50)
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(74 = 24 + 50)
ENSEALS
(74 = 24 + 50)
ENCASES
(72 = 22 + 50)
CLEANSE
(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
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ENCASES
(72 = 22 + 50)
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(72 = 22 + 50)
SEANCES
(72 = 22 + 50)
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CLEANSE
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(71 = 21 + 50)
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(70 = 20 + 50)
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CLEANSES
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(66)
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SCALENE
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CLEANSE
(61 = 11 + 50)

cleanses in Words With Friends™

The word cleanses is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters cleanses:

SCALENE
(107 = 72 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

cleanse, encases, enseals, scalene, seances

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word cleanses

CLEANSES
(102)
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CLEANSES
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(26)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In cleanses

SCALENE
(107 = 72 + 35)
CLEANSES
(102)
CLEANSE
(101 = 66 + 35)
SEANCES
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENCASES
(98 = 63 + 35)
SCALENE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CLEANSE
(95 = 60 + 35)
SCALENE
(95 = 60 + 35)
CLEANSES
(90)
CLEANSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
CLEANSE
(89 = 54 + 35)
ENCASES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEANCES
(86 = 51 + 35)
SEANCES
(86 = 51 + 35)
CLEANSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
CLEANSE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SCALENE
(83 = 48 + 35)
SCALENE
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CLEANSE
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CLEANSE
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SCALENE
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CLEANSE
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CLEANSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCALENE
(77 = 42 + 35)
SCALENE
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CLEANSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CLEANSE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CLEANSE
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CLEANSE
(75 = 40 + 35)
SCALENE
(75 = 40 + 35)
SEANCES
(74 = 39 + 35)
ENSEALS
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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CLEANSES
(69)
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(68 = 33 + 35)
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CLEANSES
(68)
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SCALENE
(67 = 32 + 35)
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CLEANS
(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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CLEANSE
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LANCES
(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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SCALENE
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ENSEALS
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ENCASE
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(59 = 24 + 35)
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CLEANSES
(57)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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LANCES
(57)
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(57)
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(57)
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(57)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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(57)
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(57 = 22 + 35)
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(57)
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CLEAN
(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
CLANS
(54)
CLEANSE
(54 = 19 + 35)
SEANCE
(54)
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(54)
ACENES
(54)
SCALENE
(53 = 18 + 35)
CLEANSE
(53 = 18 + 35)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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Words within the letters of cleanses

2 letter words in cleanses (5 words)

3 letter words in cleanses (14 words)

7 letter words in cleanses (5 words)

8 letter words in cleanses (Anagrams) (2 words)

cleanses + 1 blank (4 words)

Words containing the sequence cleanses

Words that start with cleanses (1 word)

Words with cleanses in them (1 word)

Words that end with cleanses (2 words)

Word Growth involving cleanses

Shorter words in cleanses

an lean clean cleans cleanse

lea lean clean cleans cleanse

an lean leans cleans cleanse

lea lean leans cleans cleanse

Longer words containing cleanses

recleanses