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Abandoning

a 1b 3a 1n 1d 2o 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · present participle of abandon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does abandoning mean?

verb

  1. forsake, leave behind

    “We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot”

  2. give up with the intent of never claiming again

    “Abandon your life to God”

    Synonymsgive up

  3. leave behind empty; move out of

    “You must vacate your office by tonight”

    Synonymsvacateempty

  4. stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims

    “He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage”

    Synonymsgive up

  5. leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

    “The mother deserted her children”

    Synonymsforsakedesolatedesert

Definitions shown for abandon, the base form of abandoning.

Is ABANDONING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ABANDONING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
a 1b 3a 1n 1d 2o 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
a 1b 4a 1n 2d 2o 1n 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
a 1b 4a 1n 1d 2o 1n 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
a 1b 4a 1n 1d 2o 1n 1i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in ABANDONING

Words that end like ABANDONING

Common words that share the ending -ONING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

imprisoningchaperoninggarrisoningjettisoningmegaphoningtelephoningpostponingpoisoningreasoningreckoningphoningcrimsoningdethroningbeckoningbuttoningcannoningcondoningcordoningcottoningcrayoningjawboningpardoningseasoningsiphoning
All words ending in -ONING

Abandoning: quick answers

Is ABANDONING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ABANDONING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ABANDONING worth?
ABANDONING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does abandoning mean?
abandoning is the present participle of abandon, which means “forsake, leave behind”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ABANDONING?
You can make 184 shorter words from ABANDONING, such as ABANDING, ABODING, BANDING, BONDING. See the full list.