Encourages
10 lettersverbcommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
Gives support, confidence, or hope to someone, persuading them to do something. The third-person singular present form of encourage.
“The company encourages employees to suggest improvements to workplace processes.”
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Wordle
Contains four E's and two C's; features the -ES ending for third-person verbs
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Scrabble
Worth 14 points; the two C's (3 pts each) provide value in this common word
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