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Bothering

b 3o 1t 1h 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · present participle of bother

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

What does bothering mean?

verb

  1. take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

    “He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday”

    Synonymstrouble oneselftroubleinconvenience oneself

  2. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

    “Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”

    Synonymsannoyragget toget atirritate

  3. to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

    “Sorry to trouble you, but...”

    Synonymstroubleput outinconveniencedisobligediscommode

  4. intrude or enter uninvited

    “Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers”

  5. make nervous or agitated

    “The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster”

  6. make confused or perplexed or puzzled

Definitions shown for bother, the base form of bothering.

Is BOTHERING 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 BOTHERING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
b 3o 1t 1h 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
b 4o 1t 1h 3e 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
b 4o 1t 1h 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
b 4o 1t 1h 3e 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in BOTHERING

Words that end like BOTHERING

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

answeringsufferingwonderingalteringcoveringenteringofferingorderingbufferingdifferingfilteringgatheringmurderingmutteringnumberingrenderingwanderingadheringcateringloweringplasteringpoweringscatteringstaggering
All words ending in -ERING

Bothering: quick answers

Is BOTHERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. BOTHERING 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 BOTHERING worth?
BOTHERING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 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 bothering mean?
bothering is the present participle of bother, which means “take the trouble to do something”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in BOTHERING?
You can make 390 shorter words from BOTHERING, such as BEHOTING, BERTHING, BRIGHTEN, NEIGHBOR. See the full list.