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Confessing

c 3o 1n 1f 4e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of confess

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

What does confessing mean?

verb

  1. confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure

    Synonymssquealfink

  2. admit (to a wrongdoing)

    “She confessed that she had taken the money”

    Synonymsconcedeprofess

  3. confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith

Definitions shown for confess, the base form of confessing.

Is CONFESSING 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 CONFESSING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
c 3o 1n 1f 4e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
c 4o 1n 2f 4e 1s 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
c 4o 1n 1f 4e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
c 3o 1n 1f 4e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CONFESSING

Words that end like CONFESSING

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

addressingexpressingprocessingdepressingimpressingoppressingpossessingwitnessingaccessingassessingcompressingdistressingobsessingprogressingsuppressingabscessingdigressingharnessinghostessingprofessingredressingregressingrepressingundressing
All words ending in -ESSING

Confessing: quick answers

Is CONFESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CONFESSING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CONFESSING worth?
CONFESSING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does confessing mean?
confessing is the present participle of confess, which means “confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CONFESSING?
You can make 324 shorter words from CONFESSING, such as FENCINGS, CONFINES, FENCING, CONFESS. See the full list.