Definition of invites

"invites" in the noun sense

1. invite

a colloquial expression for invitation

"he didn't get no invite to the party"

"invites" in the verb sense

1. invite, ask for

increase the likelihood of

"ask for trouble"

"invite criticism"

2. invite, ask over, ask round

invite someone to one's house

"Can I invite you for dinner on Sunday night?"

3. tempt, invite

give rise to a desire by being attractive or inviting

"the window displays tempted the shoppers"

4. invite, bid

ask someone in a friendly way to do something

5. invite, pay for

have as a guest

"I invited them to a restaurant"

6. invite, ask in

ask to enter

"We invited the neighbors in for a cup of coffee"

7. invite, call for

request the participation or presence of

"The organizers invite submissions of papers for the conference"

8. receive, take in, invite

express willingness to have in one's home or environs

"The community warmly received the refugees"

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Quotations for invites

Suspicion invites treachery. [ Voltaire ]

A bad padlock invites a pick-lock. [ Proverb ]

The cat invites the mouse to a feast. [ Proverb ]

His wit invites you by his looks to come,
But when you knock, it never is at home. [ William Cowper ]

A careless watch invites the vigilant foe. [ Proverb ]

A wicked companion invites us all to hell. [ Proverb ]

Remembering of old injuries invites new ones. [ Proverb ]

He has nothing to eat, and yet invites guests. [ Proverb ]

He invites future injuries who rewards past ones. [ Proverb ]

He who overlooks a fault, invites the commission of another. [ Syrus ]

The sign invites you in, 'but your money must redeem you out. [ Proverb ]

He who overlooks one crime, invites the commission of another. [ Publius Syrus ]

He that tempts me to drink beyond my measure, civilly invites me to a fever. [ Jeremy Taylor ]

The Creator, in obliging man to eat, invites him by appetite, and rewards him with pleasure. [ Brillat-Savarin ]

Occasion or Opportunity? The occasion is that which determines our conduct, and amounts to a degree of necessity; the opportunity is that which invites to action. We do things as the occasion requires, or as the opportunity offers. We may have occasion to write a letter without having the opportunity. [ Pure English, Hackett And Girvin, 1884 ]

invites in Scrabble®

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

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters invites:

INVITES
(92 = 42 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

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All Scrabble® Plays For The Word invites

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

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INVITES
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invites in Words With Friends™

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

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

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

INVITES
(107 = 72 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

invites

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word invites

INVITES
(107 = 72 + 35)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In invites

INVITES
(107 = 72 + 35)
INVITES
(89 = 54 + 35)
INVITES
(83 = 48 + 35)
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Words within the letters of invites

2 letter words in invites (4 words)

3 letter words in invites (13 words)

5 letter words in invites (10 words)

6 letter words in invites (2 words)

7 letter words in invites (1 word)

Words containing the sequence invites

Words that start with invites (1 word)

Words with invites in them (1 word)

Words that end with invites (4 words)

Word Growth involving invites

Shorter words in invites

in invite

it invite

Longer words containing invites

disinvites

reinvites preinvites