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Anticipating

a 1n 1t 1i 1c 3i 1p 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 5 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Very common · present participle of anticipate

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

What does anticipating mean?

verb

  1. regard something as probable or likely

    “The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow”

    Synonymsexpect

  2. act in advance of; deal with ahead of time

    Synonymsforeseeforestallcounter

  3. realize beforehand

    Synonymspreviseforeknowforesee

  4. make a prediction about; tell in advance

    “Call the outcome of an election”

    Synonymspredictforetellprognosticatecallforebode

  5. be excited or anxious about

    Synonymslook forlook to

  6. be a forerunner of or occur earlier than

    “This composition anticipates Impressionism”

Definitions shown for anticipate, the base form of anticipating.

Is ANTICIPATING 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 ANTICIPATING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
a 1n 1t 1i 1c 3i 1p 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
a 1n 2t 1i 1c 4i 1p 4a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
a 1n 1t 1i 1c 4i 1p 4a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
a 1n 1t 1i 1c 3i 1p 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 ANTICIPATING

Words that end like ANTICIPATING

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.

sophisticatingaccumulatingexaggeratingmanipulatingcommunicatingconcatenatingeliminatingincorporatinginvestigatingoriginatingparticipatingdiscriminatingacceleratingadulteratingamalgamatingannihilatingarticulatingassimilatingcapitulatingdebilitatingdecapitatingdegeneratingdeliberatingemancipating
All words ending in -ATING

Anticipating: quick answers

Is ANTICIPATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ANTICIPATING 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 ANTICIPATING worth?
ANTICIPATING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does anticipating mean?
anticipating is the present participle of anticipate, which means “regard something as probable or likely”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ANTICIPATING?
You can make 224 shorter words from ANTICIPATING, such as CAPTAINING, ANTICIPANT, PATINATING, CAPITANI. See the full list.