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Coarsening
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About 3 syllables
verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of coarsen
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does coarsening mean?
verb
make or become coarse or coarser
“coarsen the surface”
make less subtle or refined
“coarsen one's ideals”
Definitions shown for coarsen, the base form of coarsening.
Is COARSENING a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| 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 COARSENING worth?
Scrabble
13 ptsWords With Friends
17 ptsWordfeud
15 ptsNYT Crossplay
15 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in COARSENING
Anagrams 1
Best shorter words top 30 of 958
canoeings 12censoring 12consigner 12crannoges 12ignorance 12necrosing 12reconsign 12acrogens 11canoeing 11canoniser 11canonries 11censorian 11cogniser 11coinages 11coreigns 11cornages 11cosigner 11crannoge 11crannogs 11creasing 11encasing 11encoring 11enracing 11grecians 11organics 11recaning 11scerning 11scorning 11searcing 11acrogen 10
See all 958 words made from COARSENING Words that end like COARSENING
Common words that share the ending -ENING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.
happeningopeningshorteningfrighteninghardeninglisteningsaddeningsickeningthreateningblackeningbroadeningchasteningcheapeningchickeningflatteningfresheninggangreninggladdeningglisteninghearteninglighteningmoisteningquickeningroughening
All words ending in -ENING Coarsening: quick answers
Is COARSENING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. COARSENING 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 COARSENING worth?
COARSENING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 17 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 coarsening mean?
coarsening is the present participle of coarsen, which means “make or become coarse or coarser”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in COARSENING?
You can make 958 shorter words from COARSENING, such as CANOEINGS, CENSORING, CONSIGNER, CRANNOGES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of COARSENING?
COARSENING rearranges into IGNORANCES.