Collects

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:16 pts8 letters

Definition of Collects

verb

To gather together; amass.
"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."
To get; particularly, get from someone.
"A bank collects a monthly payment on a client's new car loan. A mortgage company collects a monthly payment on a house."
To accumulate (a number of similar or related objects), particularly for a hobby or recreation.
"I don't think he collects as much as hoards."
To form a conclusion; to deduce, infer. (Compare gather, get.)
(often with on or against) To collect payments.
"He had a lot of trouble collecting on that bet he made."

noun

The prayer said before the reading of the epistle lesson, especially one found in a prayerbook, as with the Book of Common Prayer.
"He used the day's collect as the basis of his sermon."

Anagrams of Collects

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "collects":

7-LETTER WORDS

collect collets

6-LETTER WORDS

cellos closet collet telcos

5-LETTER WORDS

cello cells celts close clots coles colts cosec coset cotes escot losel secco socle stole+5 more

4-LETTER WORDS

cell cels celt clot cole cols colt cost cote cots ells lest lets lose lost+9 more

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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