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Avoiding

a 1v 4o 1i 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · present participle of avoid

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

What does avoiding mean?

verb

  1. stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something

    “Her former friends now avoid her”

  2. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening

    “Let's avoid a confrontation”

    Synonymsdebarforefendforfendobviatedeflect

  3. refrain from doing something

    “She refrains from calling her therapist too often”

  4. refrain from certain foods or beverages

    “I keep off drugs”

    Synonymskeep off

  5. declare invalid

    “The contract was annulled”

    Synonymsinvalidateannulquashvoidnullify

Definitions shown for avoid, the base form of avoiding.

Is AVOIDING 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 AVOIDING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
a 1v 4o 1i 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
a 1v 5o 1i 1d 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
a 1v 4o 1i 1d 2i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
a 1v 6o 1i 1d 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in AVOIDING

Words that end like AVOIDING

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

voiding
All words ending in -OIDING

Avoiding: quick answers

Is AVOIDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. AVOIDING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is AVOIDING worth?
AVOIDING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does avoiding mean?
avoiding is the present participle of avoid, which means “stay clear from”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in AVOIDING?
You can make 107 shorter words from AVOIDING, such as VOIDING, DIVING, DOVING, VADING. See the full list.