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Correcting

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

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · present participle of correct

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

What does correcting mean?

verb

  1. make right or correct

    “Correct the mistakes”

    Synonymsrectifyright

  2. make reparations or amends for

    “right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust”

    Synonymsrightcompensateredress

  3. censure severely

    “She chastised him for his insensitive remarks”

    Synonymschastisecastigateobjurgatechasten

  4. adjust for

    “engineers will work to correct the effects or air resistance”

    Synonymscompensatecounterbalancemake upeven outeven off

  5. punish in order to gain control or enforce obedience

    “The teacher disciplined the pupils rather frequently”

    Synonymsdisciplinesort out

  6. go down in value

    “the stock market corrected”

    Synonymsdeclineslump

Definitions shown for correct, the base form of correcting.

Is CORRECTING 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 CORRECTING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
c 3o 1r 1r 1e 1c 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

18 pts
c 4o 1r 1r 1e 1c 4t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
c 3o 1r 1r 1e 1c 3t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CORRECTING

Words that end like CORRECTING

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

collectingconnectingprotectingreflectingsuspectingaffectingdetectingdirectingexpectingobjectingrejectingselectingelectinginspectingneglectingprojectingrespectingsubjectinginfectingdeflectingdissectingperfectingreelectingbisecting
All words ending in -ECTING

Correcting: quick answers

Is CORRECTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CORRECTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CORRECTING worth?
CORRECTING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does correcting mean?
correcting is the present participle of correct, which means “make right or correct”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CORRECTING?
You can make 331 shorter words from CORRECTING, such as COERCING, INCORRECT, CONCERTI, CORRIGENT. See the full list.