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Borrowing

b 3o 1r 1r 1o 1w 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Very common

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

What does borrowing mean?

noun

  1. the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

    “the borrowing of ancient motifs was very apparent”

    Synonymsadoption

  2. obtaining funds from a lender

Is BORROWING 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 BORROWING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
b 3o 1r 1r 1o 1w 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
b 4o 1r 1r 1o 1w 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
b 4o 1r 1r 1o 1w 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
b 4o 1r 1r 1o 1w 5i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in BORROWING

Hooks for BORROWING

Add one letter to the front or back of BORROWING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

borrowings

Words that end like BORROWING

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

followingallowingwindowingswallowingbellowingbestowingbillowingburrowingfurrowingharrowinghollowingkowtowingmellowingnarrowingpillowingpowwowingshadowingsorrowingwallowingyellowingelbowingendowingoutgrowingwidowing
All words ending in -OWING

Borrowing: quick answers

Is BORROWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BORROWING 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 BORROWING worth?
BORROWING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does borrowing mean?
As a noun, borrowing means “the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BORROWING?
You can make 122 shorter words from BORROWING, such as BOWING, BORROW, BROWN, ROWING. See the full list.