Definition of eclipses

"eclipses" in the noun sense

1. eclipse, occultation

one celestial body obscures another

"eclipses" in the verb sense

1. overshadow, dominate, eclipse

be greater in significance than

"the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness"

2. eclipse, occult

cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention

"The Sun eclipses the moon today"

"Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"

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Quotations for eclipses

Roses have thorns, and silver fountains mud;
Clouds and eclipses stain both moon and sun. [ Shakespeare ]

The faults of the superior man are like the eclipses of the sun and moon. He has his faults, and all men see them; he changes, and all men look up to him. [ Confucius ]

A woman whose great beauty eclipses all others is seen with as many different eyes as there are people who look at her. Pretty women gaze with envy, homely women with spite, old men with regret, young men with transport. [ D'Argens ]

eclipses in Scrabble®

The word eclipses 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: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters eclipses:

ECLIPSES
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

eclipse, iceless, pieless, species, splices

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word eclipses

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

ECLIPSES
(135)
ECLIPSES
(117)
SPECIES
(94 = 44 + 50)
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ECLIPSES
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eclipses in Words With Friends™

The word eclipses 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: 15

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

ECLIPSES
(138)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

eclipse, iceless, pieless, species, splices

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word eclipses

ECLIPSES
(138)
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(81)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In eclipses

ECLIPSES
(138)
SPECIES
(122 = 87 + 35)
SPLICES
(107 = 72 + 35)
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(107 = 72 + 35)
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SPECIES
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ICELESS
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ECLIPSES
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ECLIPSES
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ECLIPSES
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ECLIPSES
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Words within the letters of eclipses

2 letter words in eclipses (4 words)

3 letter words in eclipses (15 words)

6 letter words in eclipses (7 words)

7 letter words in eclipses (5 words)

8 letter words in eclipses (1 word)

eclipses + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence eclipses

Words that start with eclipses (1 word)

Words with eclipses in them (1 word)

Words that end with eclipses (1 word)

Word Growth involving eclipses

Shorter words in eclipses

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Longer words containing eclipses

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