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Dismissing

d 2i 1s 1m 3i 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · present participle of dismiss

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

What does dismissing mean?

verb

  1. bar from attention or consideration

    “She dismissed his advances”

    Synonymsdisregardbrush asidebrush offdiscountpush aside

  2. cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration

    “This case is dismissed!”

    Synonymsthrow out

  3. stop associating with

    “They dropped her after she had a child out of wedlock”

    Synonymssend packingsend awaydrop

  4. terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position

    “The boss fired his secretary today”

    Synonymsdisplacefiregive noticecangive the axe

  5. end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave

    “I was dismissed after I gave my report”

    Synonymsusher out

  6. declare void

    “The President dissolved the parliament and called for new elections”

    Synonymsdissolve

Definitions shown for dismiss, the base form of dismissing.

Is DISMISSING 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 DISMISSING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
d 2i 1s 1m 3i 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
d 2i 1s 1m 4i 1s 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
d 2i 1s 1m 3i 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
d 2i 1s 1m 3i 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DISMISSING

Words that end like DISMISSING

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

All words ending in -ISSING

Dismissing: quick answers

Is DISMISSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DISMISSING 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 DISMISSING worth?
DISMISSING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does dismissing mean?
dismissing is the present participle of dismiss, which means “bar from attention or consideration”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DISMISSING?
You can make 75 shorter words from DISMISSING, such as SMIDGINS, SMIDGIN, DISMISS, MISSING. See the full list.