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Askancing

a 1s 1k 5a 1n 1c 3i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

adjective · adverb · 9 letters · Rare · form of askance

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

What does askancing mean?

adjective

  1. (used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy

    “her eyes with their misted askance look"- Elizabeth Bowen”

    Synonymsaskantasquintsquintsquintysidelong

adverb

  1. with suspicion or disapproval

    “he looked askance at the offer”

  2. with a side or oblique glance

    “did not quite turn all the way back but looked askance at me with her dark eyes”

Definitions shown for askance, the base form of askancing.

Is ASKANCING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is ASKANCING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
a 1s 1k 5a 1n 1c 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
a 1s 1k 5a 1n 2c 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
a 1s 1k 5a 1n 1c 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
a 1s 1k 6a 1n 1c 3i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ASKANCING

Words that end like ASKANCING

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

advancingbalancingenhancingfinancingromancingdistancingentrancinginstancingdancingchancingglancingprancinglancingcountenancingoutdistancingcircumstancingcounterbalancing
All words ending in -ANCING

Askancing: quick answers

Is ASKANCING a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. ASKANCING is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is ASKANCING worth?
ASKANCING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 20 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 askancing mean?
askancing is related to askance, which means “(used especially of glances) directed to one side with or as if with doubt or suspicion or envy”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ASKANCING?
You can make 191 shorter words from ASKANCING, such as SNACKING, CAKINGS, CANAKINS, CASKING. See the full list.