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Desiccating

d 2e 1s 1i 1c 3c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Less common · present participle of desiccate

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

What does desiccating mean?

verb

  1. preserve by removing all water and liquids from

    “carry dehydrated food on your camping trip”

    Synonymsdehydrate

  2. remove water from

    “All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me”

    Synonymsdehydrate

  3. lose water or moisture

    “In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly”

    Synonymsexsiccatedehydratedry up

Definitions shown for desiccate, the base form of desiccating.

Is DESICCATING 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 DESICCATING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
d 2e 1s 1i 1c 3c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
d 2e 1s 1i 1c 4c 4a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
d 2e 1s 1i 1c 4c 4a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
d 2e 1s 1i 1c 3c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DESICCATING

Words that end like DESICCATING

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

complicatingdedicatinggeneratingirritatingisolatingoperatingcalculatingcelebratingcirculatingdesignatingdevastatingduplicatingfascinatingintegratingorientatingstimulatingterminatingactivatingadvocatingallocatingautomatingdominatingestimatingillustrating
All words ending in -ATING

Desiccating: quick answers

Is DESICCATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DESICCATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DESICCATING worth?
DESICCATING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does desiccating mean?
desiccating is the present participle of desiccate, which means “preserve by removing all water and liquids from”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DESICCATING?
You can make 802 shorter words from DESICCATING, such as ACCEDING, ACCIDENTS, ACCINGED, DESICCANT. See the full list.