Devours

7 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present of devour, meaning consumes or destroys something completely and with voracious eagerness.

“The fire devours everything in its path when the wind picks up speed.”

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Synonyms

consumesgulps gobbles engulfsdemolishesravenously eats

Antonyms

ignores sparespreserves

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -OUR pattern, the V in position 2 is a productive Wordle consonant to test early

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points with V=4, the -OUR ending hooks well with prefixes already placed on the board

Words Related to Devours

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “devours” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

detours devoirs

Words you can make from Devours

Shorter words formed from the letters in “devours”.

devour droves roused soured doers dorse doser douse dover doves drove druse dures duros euros ouvre overs redos rosed roues rouse roved roves servo

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