ensue

Verb

Verb Forms: ensued, ensuing, ensues

To happen or occur afterward or as a result.
issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
To follow (a leader, inclination etc.).
To follow (in time), to be subsequent to.
To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.

Examples

After a triple-word score, a decisive lead is sure to ensue in Words With Friends.
Give three freshmen six bottles of wine, and hilarity will ensue.

Origin / Etymology

From Old French ensu-, stem of some conjugated forms of ensuivre (“follow close upon, come afterward”) (French ensuivre), from Latin īnsequere, from īnsequi (“to pursue, follow, follow after; come next”), from in- (“upon”) (see in-) + sequi (“follow”) (see sequel).

Synonyms

result, arise, carry out, come after, follow, pursue, succeed

Scrabble Score: 5

ensue: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ensue: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ensue: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

ensue: valid Words With Friends Word