Scrabble & Words with friends points
- declines is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
- declines is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
- declines is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14
Definition of declines
- grow worse (verb)
Synonyms
- worsen
- a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state (noun)
Synonyms
- declination
- go down in value (verb)
Synonyms
- correct
- slump
- show unwillingness towards (verb)
Examples
- he declined to join the group on a hike
Synonyms
- refuse
- refuse to accept (verb)
Synonyms
- pass up
- refuse
- reject
- turn down
- a downward slope or bend (noun)
Synonyms
- declension
- declination
- declivity
- descent
- downslope
- fall
- a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current (noun)
Synonyms
- decay
- grow smaller (verb)
Synonyms
- go down
- wane
- change toward something smaller or lower (noun)
Synonyms
- diminution
- go down (verb)
Examples
- The roof declines here
- inflect for number, gender, case, etc. (verb)
Examples
- in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives
See definition of declines in Merriam Webster