Scrabble & Words with friends points
- continues is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
- continues is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
- continues is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15
Definition of continues
- continue a certain state, condition, or activity (verb)
Examples
- We continued to work into the night
Synonyms
- go along
- go on
- keep
- proceed
- span an interval of distance, space or time (verb)
Examples
- The Archipelago continues for another 500 miles
Synonyms
- cover
- extend
- continue talking (verb)
Examples
- `I know it's hard', he continued, `but there is no choice'
Synonyms
- carry on
- go on
- proceed
- keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last (verb)
Examples
- continue the family tradition
Synonyms
- bear on
- carry on
- preserve
- uphold
- continue in a place, position, or situation (verb)
Examples
- She continued as deputy mayor for another year
Synonyms
- remain
- stay
- stay on
- do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop (verb)
Examples
- We continued our research into the cause of the illness
Synonyms
- persist in
- move ahead; travel onward in time or space (verb)
Examples
- She continued in the direction of the hills
Synonyms
- go forward
- proceed
- allow to remain in a place or position or maintain a property or feature (verb)
Examples
- We cannot continue several servants any longer
Synonyms
- keep
- keep on
- retain
- continue after an interruption (verb)
Examples
- The demonstration continued after a break for lunch
- exist over a prolonged period of time (verb)
Examples
- The bad weather continued for two more weeks
See definition of continues in Merriam Webster