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Adopting

a 1d 2o 1p 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · present participle of adopt

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

What does adopting mean?

verb

  1. choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

    “She followed the feminist movement”

    Synonymsfollowespouse

  2. take up and practice as one's own

    Synonymsborrowtake overtake up

  3. take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities

    “When will the new President assume office?”

    Synonymsassumetake ontake over

  4. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect

    “His voice took on a sad tone”

    Synonymsassumeacquiretake ontake

  5. take into one's family

    “They adopted two children from Nicaragua”

    Synonymstake in

  6. put into dramatic form

    “adopt a book for a screenplay”

    Synonymsdramatizedramatise

Definitions shown for adopt, the base form of adopting.

Is ADOPTING 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 ADOPTING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
a 1d 2o 1p 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
a 1d 2o 1p 4t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
a 1d 2o 1p 4t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
a 1d 2o 1p 3t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ADOPTING

Words that end like ADOPTING

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

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All words ending in -OPTING

Adopting: quick answers

Is ADOPTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ADOPTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ADOPTING worth?
ADOPTING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does adopting mean?
adopting is the present participle of adopt, which means “choose and follow”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ADOPTING?
You can make 219 shorter words from ADOPTING, such as DOGNAP, DOPING, PINTADO, PONGID. See the full list.