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Availing

a 1v 4a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of avail

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

What does availing mean?

verb

  1. use to one's advantage

    “He availed himself of the available resources”

  2. be of use to, be useful to

    “It will avail them to dispose of their booty”

  3. take or use

    “She helped herself to some of the office supplies”

    Synonymshelp

Definitions shown for avail, the base form of availing.

Is AVAILING 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 AVAILING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
a 1v 4a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
a 1v 5a 1i 1l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
a 1v 4a 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
a 1v 6a 1i 1l 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in AVAILING

Words that end like AVAILING

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

detailingemailingassailingderailingentailingretailingunfailingairmailingcurtailingprevailingblackmailingfailingtrailingmailingnailingsailingflailingsnailingbailinghailingjailingrailingtailingwailing
All words ending in -AILING

Availing: quick answers

Is AVAILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. AVAILING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is AVAILING worth?
AVAILING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does availing mean?
availing is the present participle of avail, which means “use to one's advantage”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in AVAILING?
You can make 96 shorter words from AVAILING, such as AVALING, VAGINAL, VAILING, VIALING. See the full list.