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Characterizing

c 3h 4a 1r 1a 1c 3t 1e 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

About 5 syllables

verb · 14 letters · Rare · present participle of characterize

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

What does characterizing mean?

verb

  1. describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of

    “You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist”

    Synonymsqualifycharacterise

  2. be characteristic of

    “What characterizes a Venetian painting?”

    Synonymscharacterise

Definitions shown for characterize, the base form of characterizing.

Is CHARACTERIZING 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 CHARACTERIZING worth?

Scrabble

31 pts
c 3h 4a 1r 1a 1c 3t 1e 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

34 pts
c 4h 3a 1r 1a 1c 4t 1e 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

34 pts
c 4h 4a 1r 1a 1c 4t 1e 1r 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

32 pts
c 3h 3a 1r 1a 1c 3t 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 CHARACTERIZING

Words that end like CHARACTERIZING

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.

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All words ending in -IZING

Characterizing: quick answers

Is CHARACTERIZING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CHARACTERIZING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 31 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CHARACTERIZING worth?
CHARACTERIZING scores 31 points in Scrabble, 34 in Words With Friends, 34 in Wordfeud and 32 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does characterizing mean?
characterizing is the present participle of characterize, which means “describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CHARACTERIZING?
You can make 1105 shorter words from CHARACTERIZING, such as CATECHIZING, CATHARIZING, ARCHAIZING, ZECCHINI. See the full list.