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Cauterising

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

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Rare · present participle of cauterise

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

What does cauterising mean?

verb

  1. burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent

    “The surgeon cauterized the wart”

    Synonymscauterizeburn

  2. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

    Synonymscallouscauterize

Definitions shown for cauterise, the base form of cauterising.

Is CAUTERISING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is CAUTERISING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
c 3a 1u 1t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
c 4a 1u 2t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
c 4a 1u 2t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
c 3a 1u 2t 1e 1r 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CAUTERISING

Words that end like CAUTERISING

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

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All words ending in -ISING

Cauterising: quick answers

Is CAUTERISING a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. CAUTERISING is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is CAUTERISING worth?
CAUTERISING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 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 cauterising mean?
cauterising is the present participle of cauterise, which means “burn, sear, or freeze (tissue) using a hot iron or electric current or a caustic agent”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CAUTERISING?
You can make 1580 shorter words from CAUTERISING, such as CATERINGS, CITRANGES, CUITERING, RECASTING. See the full list.