Definition of precludes

"precludes" in the verb sense

1. prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid

keep from happening or arising make impossible

"My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"

"Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"

2. preclude, rule out, close out

make impossible, especially beforehand

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Quotations for precludes

To have greatly dreamed precludes low ends. [ Lowell ]

Nothing precludes sympathy so much as a perfect indifference to it. [ Hazlitt ]

precludes in Scrabble®

The word precludes 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: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters precludes:

PRECLUDES
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

curdles, decuple, duelers, eluders, perused, prelude, recluse, recused, reduces, repulse, rescued, scruple, seclude, secured, seducer, slurped, spruced, supered, ulcered

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word precludes

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

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precludes in Words With Friends™

The word precludes 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: 18

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

PRECLUDES
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

curdles, decuple, duelers, eluders, perused, prelude, recluse, recused, reduces, repulse, rescued, scruple, seclude, secured, seducer, slurped, spruced, supered, ulcered

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word precludes

PRECLUDES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In precludes

PRECLUDES
(270)
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Words within the letters of precludes

2 letter words in precludes (5 words)

3 letter words in precludes (20 words)

8 letter words in precludes (5 words)

9 letter words in precludes (1 word)

precludes + 1 blank (2 words)

Words containing the sequence precludes

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Words with precludes in them (1 word)

Words that end with precludes (1 word)

Word Growth involving precludes

Shorter words in precludes

ludes

re preclude

Longer words containing precludes

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