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Answering

a 1n 1s 1w 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

adjective · 9 letters · Very common

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

What does answering mean?

adjective

  1. replying

    “an answering glance”

    Synonymsrespondent

Is ANSWERING 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 ANSWERING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
a 1n 1s 1w 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
a 1n 2s 1w 4e 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
a 1n 1s 1w 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
a 1n 1s 1w 5e 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ANSWERING

Words that end like ANSWERING

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

botheringsufferingwonderingalteringcoveringenteringofferingorderingbufferingdifferingfilteringgatheringmurderingmutteringnumberingrenderingwanderingadheringcateringloweringplasteringpoweringscatteringstaggering
All words ending in -ERING

Answering: quick answers

Is ANSWERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANSWERING 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 ANSWERING worth?
ANSWERING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does answering mean?
As an adjective, answering means “replying”.
What words can you make with the letters in ANSWERING?
You can make 480 shorter words from ANSWERING, such as RESAWING, SWEARING, WARNINGS, WEANINGS. See the full list.