caries
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 6
/ˈkɛə.ɹiːz/
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/ˈkɛə.ɹiːz/ · /ˈkɛ.ɹiz/
Definition of caries
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountable, usually)The progressive destruction of bone or tooth by decay.
“Near-synonym: cavity”
verb
- (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of cary
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cariēs.
Words you can make from caries
90 playable · top: CERIAS (8 pts)
Best play cerias 8 points6-letter words
1 word5-letter words
19 words4-letter words
32 words- ACES 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- ARCS 6 pts
- ASCI 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARS 6 pts
- CASE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- CRIS 6 pts
- ICES 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RECS 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- SCAR 6 pts
- SICE 6 pts
- AIRS 4 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- EARS 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- RAIS 4 pts
- RASE 4 pts
- REIS 4 pts
- RIAS 4 pts
- RISE 4 pts
- SARI 4 pts
- SEAR 4 pts
- SERA 4 pts
- SIRE 4 pts
3-letter words
28 words2-letter words
9 wordsFind your best play with caries
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