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Addressing

a 1d 2d 2r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

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

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

What does addressing mean?

verb

  1. speak to

    “He addressed the crowd outside the window”

    Synonymsturn to

  2. give a speech to

    “The chairman addressed the board of trustees”

    Synonymsspeak

  3. put an address on (an envelope)

    Synonymsdirect

  4. direct a question at someone

  5. address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question

  6. greet, as with a prescribed form, title, or name

    “He always addresses me with `Sir'”

    Synonymscall

Definitions shown for address, the base form of addressing.

Is ADDRESSING 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 ADDRESSING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
a 1d 2d 2r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
a 1d 2d 2r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
a 1d 2d 2r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
a 1d 2d 2r 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ADDRESSING

Words that end like ADDRESSING

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

expressingprocessingdepressingimpressingoppressingpossessingwitnessingaccessingassessingcompressingdistressingobsessingprogressingsuppressingabscessingconfessingdigressingharnessinghostessingprofessingredressingregressingrepressingundressing
All words ending in -ESSING

Addressing: quick answers

Is ADDRESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ADDRESSING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ADDRESSING worth?
ADDRESSING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does addressing mean?
addressing is the present participle of address, which means “speak to”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ADDRESSING?
You can make 731 shorter words from ADDRESSING, such as DISGRADES, DISGRADE, DREADING, READDING. See the full list.