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Cornering

c 3o 1r 1n 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · present participle of corner

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

What does cornering mean?

verb

  1. gain control over

    “corner the gold market”

  2. force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

    Synonymstree

  3. turn a corner

    “the car corners”

Definitions shown for corner, the base form of cornering.

Is CORNERING 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 CORNERING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
c 3o 1r 1n 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

14 pts
c 4o 1r 1n 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
c 3o 1r 1n 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CORNERING

Words that end like CORNERING

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

answeringbotheringsufferingwonderingalteringcoveringenteringofferingorderingbufferingdifferingfilteringgatheringmurderingmutteringnumberingrenderingwanderingadheringcateringloweringplasteringpoweringscattering
All words ending in -ERING

Cornering: quick answers

Is CORNERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CORNERING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CORNERING worth?
CORNERING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does cornering mean?
cornering is the present participle of corner, which means “gain control over”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CORNERING?
You can make 188 shorter words from CORNERING, such as ENCORING, CERNING, COREIGN, CORNING. See the full list.