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Ascertaining

a 1s 1c 3e 1r 1t 1a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Common · present participle of ascertain

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

What does ascertaining mean?

verb

  1. establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study

    “find the product of two numbers”

    Synonymsdeterminefindfind out

  2. be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something

    “He verified that the valves were closed”

    Synonymsseecheckinsuresee to itensure

  3. find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort

    “I want to see whether she speaks French”

    Synonymsdeterminecheckfind outseewatch

  4. learn or discover with certainty

Definitions shown for ascertain, the base form of ascertaining.

Is ASCERTAINING 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 ASCERTAINING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
a 1s 1c 3e 1r 1t 1a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
a 1s 1c 4e 1r 1t 1a 1i 1n 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
a 1s 1c 4e 1r 1t 1a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
a 1s 1c 3e 1r 1t 1a 1i 1n 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ASCERTAINING

Words that end like ASCERTAINING

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

entertainingcomplainingmaintainingcontainingexplainingobtainingremainingtraininggainingconstrainingrestrainingsustainingretainingdrainingrainingabstainingbargainingcaptainingcurtainingdisdainingingrainingpertainingrefrainingattaining
All words ending in -AINING

Ascertaining: quick answers

Is ASCERTAINING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ASCERTAINING 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 ASCERTAINING worth?
ASCERTAINING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ascertaining mean?
ascertaining is the present participle of ascertain, which means “establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ASCERTAINING?
You can make 1530 shorter words from ASCERTAINING, such as CANISTERING, ACIERATING, INCREASING, INTRAGENIC. See the full list.