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Deleting

d 2e 1l 1e 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

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

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

What does deleting mean?

verb

  1. remove or make invisible

    “Please delete my name from your list”

    Synonymscancel

  2. wipe out digitally or magnetically recorded information

    “Who erased the files from my hard disk?”

    Synonymserase

  3. cut or eliminate

    “she edited the juiciest scenes”

    Synonymsedit

Definitions shown for delete, the base form of deleting.

Is DELETING 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 DELETING worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
d 2e 1l 1e 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

13 pts
d 2e 1l 2e 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

11 pts
d 2e 1l 1e 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in DELETING

Words that end like DELETING

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

completingcompetingmarketingbracketingcovetingfacetingrivetingvaletingbucketingbudgetingbuffetingcarpetingclosetingcorsetingdepletingexcretingferretingfidgetingfilletingjunketingpelletingpicketingpocketingracketing
All words ending in -ETING

Deleting: quick answers

Is DELETING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DELETING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DELETING worth?
DELETING scores 10 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does deleting mean?
deleting is the present participle of delete, which means “remove or make invisible”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DELETING?
You can make 210 shorter words from DELETING, such as DELEING, GENTLED, GLENTED, GLINTED. See the full list.