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Adumbrating

a 1d 2u 1m 3b 3r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Less common · present participle of adumbrate

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

What does adumbrating mean?

verb

  1. describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

    “sketch the outline of the book”

    Synonymssketchoutline

  2. give to understand

    “I insinuated that I did not like his wife”

    Synonymsintimateinsinuate

Definitions shown for adumbrate, the base form of adumbrating.

Is ADUMBRATING 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 ADUMBRATING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
a 1d 2u 1m 3b 3r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
a 1d 2u 2m 4b 4r 1a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
a 1d 2u 2m 3b 4r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
a 1d 2u 2m 3b 4r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ADUMBRATING

Words that end like ADUMBRATING

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

complicatingdedicatinggeneratingirritatingisolatingoperatingcalculatingcelebratingcirculatingdesignatingdevastatingduplicatingfascinatingintegratingorientatingstimulatingterminatingactivatingadvocatingallocatingautomatingdominatingestimatingillustrating
All words ending in -ATING

Adumbrating: quick answers

Is ADUMBRATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ADUMBRATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ADUMBRATING worth?
ADUMBRATING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does adumbrating mean?
adumbrating is the present participle of adumbrate, which means “describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ADUMBRATING?
You can make 708 shorter words from ADUMBRATING, such as GUIMBARD, DUMBING, MADBRAIN, MARAUDING. See the full list.