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Advocating

a 1d 2v 4o 1c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

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

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

What does advocating mean?

verb

  1. push for something

    “The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day”

    Synonymsrecommendurge

  2. speak, plead, or argue in favor of

    “The doctor advocated a smoking ban in the entire house”

    Synonymspreach

Definitions shown for advocate, the base form of advocating.

Is ADVOCATING 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 ADVOCATING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
a 1d 2v 4o 1c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
a 1d 2v 5o 1c 4a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
a 1d 2v 4o 1c 4a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
a 1d 2v 6o 1c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ADVOCATING

Words that end like ADVOCATING

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.

dedicatinggeneratingirritatingisolatingoperatingcomplicatingactivatingallocatingautomatingdominatingestimatingindicatingmotivatingnominatingpopulatingseparatingsimulatingtoleratingcalculatingcelebratingcirculatingdesignatingdevastatingduplicating
All words ending in -ATING

Advocating: quick answers

Is ADVOCATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ADVOCATING 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 ADVOCATING worth?
ADVOCATING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does advocating mean?
advocating is the present participle of advocate, which means “push for something”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ADVOCATING?
You can make 303 shorter words from ADVOCATING, such as VACATING, VACATION, VANADIC, AVOIDANT. See the full list.