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Despoiling

d 2e 1s 1p 3o 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Less common · present participle of despoil

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

What does despoiling mean?

verb

  1. steal goods; take as spoils

    “During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”

    Synonymsplunderlootreavestriprifle

  2. destroy and strip of its possession

    “The soldiers raped the beautiful country”

    Synonymsrapespoilviolateplunder

Definitions shown for despoil, the base form of despoiling.

Is DESPOILING 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 DESPOILING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
d 2e 1s 1p 3o 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
d 2e 1s 1p 4o 1i 1l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
d 2e 1s 1p 4o 1i 1l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
d 2e 1s 1p 3o 1i 1l 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DESPOILING

Words that end like DESPOILING

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

recoilingspoilingboilingbroilingcoilingfoilingsoilingtoilingoiling
All words ending in -OILING

Despoiling: quick answers

Is DESPOILING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DESPOILING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DESPOILING worth?
DESPOILING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does despoiling mean?
despoiling is the present participle of despoil, which means “steal goods”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DESPOILING?
You can make 747 shorter words from DESPOILING, such as DIPLOGENS, DELOPING, DEPOSING, DIPLOGEN. See the full list.