Wakes
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters
Definition of Wakes
noun
verb
- (often followed by up) To stop sleeping.
"I woke up at four o'clock this morning."
- (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.
"The neighbour's car alarm woke me from a strange dream."
- To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite.
- To be excited or roused up; to be stirred up from a dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.
- To lay out a body prior to burial in order to allow family and friends to pay their last respects.
noun
- A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party and/or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.
- (Church of England) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were said on the evening preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in the church; subsequently, these vigils were discontinued, and the day itself, often with succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and exercises, attended by eating and drinking.
- A number of vultures assembled together.
noun
noun
- A community holiday, particularly in northern England.
Anagrams of Wakes
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
w4
a1
k5
e1
s1
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Wakes
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 "Wakes"
Wakes is a 5-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "wakes" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Wakes" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "wakes" is a medium-scoring word.