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Attainting

a 1t 1t 1a 1i 1n 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Uncommon · present participle of attaint

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

What does attainting mean?

verb

  1. bring shame or dishonor upon

    “he dishonored his family by committing a serious crime”

    Synonymsdishonordisgracedishonourshame

  2. condemn by attainder

    “the man was attainted”

Definitions shown for attaint, the base form of attainting.

Is ATTAINTING 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 ATTAINTING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
a 1t 1t 1a 1i 1n 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
a 1t 1t 1a 1i 1n 2t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

12 pts
a 1t 1t 1a 1i 1n 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
a 1t 1t 1a 1i 1n 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ATTAINTING

Words that end like ATTAINTING

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

All words ending in -AINTING

Attainting: quick answers

Is ATTAINTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ATTAINTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ATTAINTING worth?
ATTAINTING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does attainting mean?
attainting is the present participle of attaint, which means “bring shame or dishonor upon”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ATTAINTING?
You can make 99 shorter words from ATTAINTING, such as ATTAINING, TAINTING, IGNATIA, TATTING. See the full list.