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Castrating

c 3a 1s 1t 1r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of castrate

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

What does castrating mean?

verb

  1. deprive of strength or vigor

    “The Senate emasculated the law”

    Synonymsemasculate

  2. edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate

    “bowdlerize a novel”

    Synonymsbowdlerizebowdleriseexpurgateshorten

  3. remove the testicles of a male animal

    Synonymsemasculatedemasculinizedemasculinise

  4. remove the ovaries of

    “Is your cat spayed?”

    Synonymsalterneuterspay

Definitions shown for castrate, the base form of castrating.

Is CASTRATING 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 CASTRATING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
c 3a 1s 1t 1r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
c 4a 1s 1t 1r 1a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
c 4a 1s 1t 1r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
c 3a 1s 1t 1r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CASTRATING

Words that end like CASTRATING

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

All words ending in -ATING

Castrating: quick answers

Is CASTRATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CASTRATING 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 CASTRATING worth?
CASTRATING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does castrating mean?
castrating is the present participle of castrate, which means “deprive of strength or vigor”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CASTRATING?
You can make 559 shorter words from CASTRATING, such as SCRATTING, SCARTING, SCATTING, TRACINGS. See the full list.