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Deranging

d 2e 1r 1a 1n 1g 2i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · present participle of derange

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

What does deranging mean?

verb

  1. derange mentally, throw out of mental balance; make insane

    “The death of his parents unbalanced him”

    Synonymsunbalance

  2. throw into great confusion or disorder

    “Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order”

    Synonymsperturbthrow out of kilter

Definitions shown for derange, the base form of deranging.

Is DERANGING 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 DERANGING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1n 1g 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1n 2g 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1n 1g 3i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
d 2e 1r 1a 1n 1g 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DERANGING

Anagrams 3

dangeringganderinggardening

Words that end like DERANGING

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

arrangingexchangingrearrangingchanginghangingrangingclangingtwangingbanginggangingoverhangingboomeranginginterchanging
All words ending in -ANGING

Deranging: quick answers

Is DERANGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DERANGING 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 DERANGING worth?
DERANGING scores 12 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 deranging mean?
deranging is the present participle of derange, which means “derange mentally, throw out of mental balance”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DERANGING?
You can make 308 shorter words from DERANGING, such as ANGERING, DAGGIER, DANGING, ENRAGING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DERANGING?
DERANGING rearranges into DANGERING, GANDERING, GARDENING.