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Cauterizing

c 3a 1u 1t 1e 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Rare · present participle of cauterize

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

What does cauterizing mean?

verb

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

    “The surgeon cauterized the wart”

    Synonymscauteriseburn

  2. make insensitive or callous; deaden feelings or morals

    Synonymscallouscauterise

Definitions shown for cauterize, the base form of cauterizing.

Is CAUTERIZING 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 CAUTERIZING worth?

Scrabble

23 pts
c 3a 1u 1t 1e 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

27 pts
c 4a 1u 2t 1e 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

26 pts
c 4a 1u 2t 1e 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

26 pts
c 3a 1u 2t 1e 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CAUTERIZING

Words that end like CAUTERIZING

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

sizingcapsizing
All words ending in -IZING

Cauterizing: quick answers

Is CAUTERIZING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CAUTERIZING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 23 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CAUTERIZING worth?
CAUTERIZING scores 23 points in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends, 26 in Wordfeud and 26 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cauterizing mean?
cauterizing is the present participle of cauterize, 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 CAUTERIZING?
You can make 667 shorter words from CAUTERIZING, such as ANTICIZE, CEAZING, CRAZING, CUTINIZE. See the full list.