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Cratering

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

About 3 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Common · form of crater

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

What does cratering mean?

noun

  1. a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano

    Synonymsvolcanic crater

  2. a faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Hydra and Corvus

  3. a bowl-shaped depression formed by the impact of a meteorite or bomb

Definitions shown for crater, the base form of cratering.

Is CRATERING 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 CRATERING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
c 3r 1a 1t 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
c 4r 1a 1t 1e 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
c 4r 1a 1t 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
c 3r 1a 1t 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 CRATERING

Hooks for CRATERING

Add one letter to the front or back of CRATERING to make another word.

Front hooks

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Back hooks

Words that end like CRATERING

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.

All words ending in -ERING

Cratering: quick answers

Is CRATERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRATERING 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 CRATERING worth?
CRATERING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 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 cratering mean?
cratering is related to crater, which means “a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRATERING?
You can make 410 shorter words from CRATERING, such as ARGENTIC, CATERING, CITRANGE, CREATING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of CRATERING?
CRATERING rearranges into RECRATING, RETRACING, TERRACING.