Expects

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Regards something as likely to happen or anticipates its occurrence, or requires something as rightfully due. Expects implies looking forward to something with confidence or demanding something as reasonable.

“The company expects to see significant growth in sales during the holiday season.”

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Synonyms

anticipatesawaitsforeseespredicts

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains EX- opening with two vowels (E, E); watch for -PECTS ending

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Scrabble

Worth 18 points; the X (8 points) and P (3 points) provide excellent scoring

Words Related to Expects

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experts

Words you can make from Expects

Shorter words formed from the letters in “expects”.

except expect cepes ceste cetes espec execs exect exsec peste spece spect spete steep cees cepe ceps cest cete exec exes expt pest pete

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