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Enlists

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Third-person singular present tense of enlist: joins the armed forces voluntarily, or secures the support of someone for a cause.

Every year a new cohort of recruits enlists at the training base along the coast.

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Synonyms

joinssigns uprecruitsenrolsregisters

Antonyms

resignswithdrawsleavesdeserts

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Wordle

Ends in -ISTS and contains EN- prefix, all common letters with no unusual tiles to complicate guessing

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Scrabble

Scores 8 points, modest scorer but the -ISTS ending opens productive parallel board plays

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