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Defiling

d 2e 1f 4i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of defile

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

What does defiling mean?

verb

  1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon

    “sully someone's reputation”

    Synonymssullycorrupttaintcloud

  2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

    “The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”

    Synonymstarnishstainmaculatesully

  3. spot, stain, or pollute

    “The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”

    Synonymsfoulbefoulmaculate

Definitions shown for defile, the base form of defiling.

Is DEFILING 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 DEFILING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
d 2e 1f 4i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
d 2e 1f 4i 1l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
d 2e 1f 4i 1l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
d 2e 1f 4i 1l 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DEFILING

Anagrams 1

fielding

Words that end like DEFILING

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

compilingrevilingexilingprofilingstockpilingfilingsmilingwhilingdomicilingpilingrilingtilingrecompilingreconcilingautomobiling
All words ending in -ILING

Defiling: quick answers

Is DEFILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DEFILING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DEFILING worth?
DEFILING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does defiling mean?
defiling is the present participle of defile, which means “place under suspicion or cast doubt upon”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DEFILING?
You can make 129 shorter words from DEFILING, such as INFIDEL, INFIELD, ELFING, FIDGE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DEFILING?
DEFILING rearranges into FIELDING.