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Anguishing

a 1n 1g 2u 1i 1s 1h 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of anguish

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

What does anguishing mean?

verb

  1. suffer great pains or distress

  2. cause emotional anguish or make miserable

    “It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school”

    Synonymspainhurt

Definitions shown for anguish, the base form of anguishing.

Is ANGUISHING 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 ANGUISHING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
a 1n 1g 2u 1i 1s 1h 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
a 1n 2g 3u 2i 1s 1h 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
a 1n 1g 3u 2i 1s 1h 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
a 1n 1g 4u 2i 1s 1h 3i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ANGUISHING

Hooks for ANGUISHING

Add one letter to the front or back of ANGUISHING to make another word.

Front hooks

languishing

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ANGUISHING

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

vanquishingdistinguishingextinguishingrelinquishinglanguishing
All words ending in -UISHING

Anguishing: quick answers

Is ANGUISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANGUISHING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ANGUISHING worth?
ANGUISHING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does anguishing mean?
anguishing is the present participle of anguish, which means “suffer great pains or distress”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ANGUISHING?
You can make 209 shorter words from ANGUISHING, such as UNSIGHING, GNASHING, HANGINGS, GASHING. See the full list.