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Displacing

d 2i 1s 1p 3l 1a 1c 3i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of displace

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

What does displacing mean?

verb

  1. cause to move, usually with force or pressure

    “the refugees were displaced by the war”

  2. take the place of or have precedence over

    “live broadcast of the presidential debate preempts the regular news hour”

    Synonymspreempt

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

    “The boss fired his secretary today”

    Synonymsfiregive noticecandismissgive the axe

  4. cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

    “Move those boxes into the corner, please”

    Synonymsmove

Definitions shown for displace, the base form of displacing.

Is DISPLACING 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 DISPLACING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
d 2i 1s 1p 3l 1a 1c 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
d 2i 1s 1p 4l 2a 1c 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
d 2i 1s 1p 4l 1a 1c 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
d 2i 1s 1p 3l 2a 1c 3i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DISPLACING

Words that end like DISPLACING

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

replacingmisplacingdisgracingembracinggrimacingprefacingretracingsurfacingterracingdefacingmenacingsolacingplacinginterfacingspacingtracingfacingracingresurfacingbracinggracinglacingmacingpacing
All words ending in -ACING

Displacing: quick answers

Is DISPLACING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DISPLACING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DISPLACING worth?
DISPLACING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does displacing mean?
displacing is the present participle of displace, which means “cause to move, usually with force or pressure”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DISPLACING?
You can make 454 shorter words from DISPLACING, such as DISPACING, CLASPING, PLACINGS, PLAIDINGS. See the full list.