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Besmirching

b 3e 1s 1m 3i 1r 1c 3h 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Less common · present participle of besmirch

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

What does besmirching mean?

verb

  1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone

    “The journalists have defamed me!”

    Synonymsdefameslandersmirchaspersedenigrate

  2. smear so as to make dirty or stained

    Synonymssmirch

Definitions shown for besmirch, the base form of besmirching.

Is BESMIRCHING 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 BESMIRCHING worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
b 3e 1s 1m 3i 1r 1c 3h 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

25 pts
b 4e 1s 1m 4i 1r 1c 4h 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

24 pts
b 4e 1s 1m 3i 1r 1c 4h 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

23 pts
b 4e 1s 1m 3i 1r 1c 3h 3i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in BESMIRCHING

Words that end like BESMIRCHING

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

birching
All words ending in -IRCHING

Besmirching: quick answers

Is BESMIRCHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BESMIRCHING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.
How many points is BESMIRCHING worth?
BESMIRCHING scores 21 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 23 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does besmirching mean?
besmirching is the present participle of besmirch, which means “charge falsely or with malicious intent”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BESMIRCHING?
You can make 538 shorter words from BESMIRCHING, such as BESMIRCH, SMIRCHING, BECRIMING, BIRCHING. See the full list.