Dictionary
Deserting
d 2e 1s 1e 1r 1t 1i 1n 1g 2
About 3 syllables
verb · 9 letters · Very common · present participle of desert
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does deserting mean?
verb
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
“The mother deserted her children”
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
“If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot”
Synonymsdefect
leave behind
“the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period”
Definitions shown for desert, the base form of deserting.
Is DESERTING a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| 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 DESERTING worth?
Scrabble
11 ptsWords With Friends
13 ptsWordfeud
12 ptsNYT Crossplay
13 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in DESERTING
Anagrams 1
Best shorter words top 30 of 645
designer 10digester 10energids 10estridge 10ingested 10redesign 10redigest 10reedings 10resigned 10signeted 10steeding 10stringed 10dingers 9dreeing 9edgiest 9energid 9engirds 9genders 9gentries 9greined 9inserted 9integers 9nerdiest 9nidgets 9reeding 9reesting 9reigned 9resident 9sdeigne 9sedgier 9
See all 645 words made from DESERTING Words that end like DESERTING
Common words that share the ending -ERTING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.
insertingassertingdivertinginvertingconvertingrevertingalertingavertingconcertingexertingpervertingsubvertingdisconcerting
All words ending in -ERTING Deserting: quick answers
Is DESERTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DESERTING 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 DESERTING worth?
DESERTING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does deserting mean?
deserting is the present participle of desert, which means “leave someone who needs or counts on you”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DESERTING?
You can make 645 shorter words from DESERTING, such as DESIGNER, DIGESTER, ENERGIDS, ESTRIDGE. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of DESERTING?
DESERTING rearranges into STREIGNED.