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Complicating

c 3o 1m 3p 3l 1i 1c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Very common · present participle of complicate

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

What does complicating mean?

verb

  1. make more complicated

    “There was a new development that complicated the matter”

    Synonymsperplex

  2. make more complex, intricate, or richer

    “refine a design or pattern”

    Synonymsrefinerarifyelaborate

Definitions shown for complicate, the base form of complicating.

Is COMPLICATING 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 COMPLICATING worth?

Scrabble

21 pts
c 3o 1m 3p 3l 1i 1c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

28 pts
c 4o 1m 4p 4l 2i 1c 4a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

25 pts
c 4o 1m 3p 4l 1i 1c 4a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

24 pts
c 3o 1m 3p 3l 2i 1c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in COMPLICATING

Words that end like COMPLICATING

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

Complicating: quick answers

Is COMPLICATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. COMPLICATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 21 points before board bonuses.
How many points is COMPLICATING worth?
COMPLICATING scores 21 points in Scrabble, 28 in Words With Friends, 25 in Wordfeud and 24 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does complicating mean?
complicating is the present participle of complicate, which means “make more complicated”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in COMPLICATING?
You can make 758 shorter words from COMPLICATING, such as ACCOMPTING, COMPACTING, COMPLICANT, APOMICTIC. See the full list.