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Attempting

a 1t 1t 1e 1m 3p 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · present participle of attempt

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

What does attempting mean?

verb

  1. make an effort or attempt

    “He tried to shake off his fears”

    Synonymstryseekessayassay

  2. enter upon an activity or enterprise

    Synonymsundertakeset about

Definitions shown for attempt, the base form of attempting.

Is ATTEMPTING 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 ATTEMPTING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
a 1t 1t 1e 1m 3p 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
a 1t 1t 1e 1m 4p 4t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
a 1t 1t 1e 1m 3p 4t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
a 1t 1t 1e 1m 3p 3t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ATTEMPTING

Words that end like ATTEMPTING

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

exemptingtempting
All words ending in -EMPTING

Attempting: quick answers

Is ATTEMPTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ATTEMPTING 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 ATTEMPTING worth?
ATTEMPTING 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 attempting mean?
attempting is the present participle of attempt, which means “make an effort or attempt”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ATTEMPTING?
You can make 315 shorter words from ATTEMPTING, such as TEMPTING, EMPTING, PIGMEAN, PIGMEAT. See the full list.