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Destructing

d 2e 1s 1t 1r 1u 1c 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

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

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

What does destructing mean?

verb

  1. destroy (one's own missile or rocket)

    “The engineers had to destruct the rocket for safety reasons”

  2. do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

    “The fire destroyed the house”

    Synonymsdestroy

Definitions shown for destruct, the base form of destructing.

Is DESTRUCTING 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 DESTRUCTING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
d 2e 1s 1t 1r 1u 1c 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

18 pts
d 2e 1s 1t 1r 1u 2c 4t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
d 2e 1s 1t 1r 1u 2c 3t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DESTRUCTING

Words that end like DESTRUCTING

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

instructingobstructingconductingconstructingabductingdeductinginductingmisconductingreconstructing
All words ending in -UCTING

Destructing: quick answers

Is DESTRUCTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DESTRUCTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DESTRUCTING worth?
DESTRUCTING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does destructing mean?
destructing is the present participle of destruct, which means “destroy (one's own missile or rocket)”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DESTRUCTING?
You can make 1127 shorter words from DESTRUCTING, such as INSTRUCTED, SCUTTERING, CURETTING, DUCTINGS. See the full list.