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Cruising

c 3r 1u 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Very common · present participle of cruise

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

What does cruising mean?

verb

  1. drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

    “She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible”

  2. travel at a moderate speed

    “Please keep your seat belt fastened while the plane is reaching cruising altitude”

  3. look for a sexual partner in a public place

    “The men were cruising the park”

  4. sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing

    “We were cruising in the Caribbean”

Definitions shown for cruise, the base form of cruising.

Is CRUISING 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 CRUISING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
c 3r 1u 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
c 4r 1u 2i 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
c 4r 1u 2i 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
c 3r 1u 2i 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in CRUISING

Hooks for CRUISING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

cruisings

Words that end like CRUISING

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

bruisingdisguising
All words ending in -UISING

Cruising: quick answers

Is CRUISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. CRUISING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is CRUISING worth?
CRUISING scores 11 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 cruising mean?
cruising is the present participle of cruise, which means “drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in CRUISING?
You can make 107 shorter words from CRUISING, such as CURSING, CURING, ICINGS, RICING. See the full list.