Devours

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters
Definition of Devours

verb

  1. To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
  2. To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.

    "The fire was devouring the building."

  3. To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.

    "She intended to devour the book."

  4. To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.

    "After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief."

Anagrams of Devours

No exact anagrams found for "devours". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "devours" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Devours"

Devours is a 7-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Devours" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "devours" is a medium-scoring word.