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Distending

d 2i 1s 1t 1e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of distend

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

What does distending mean?

verb

  1. become wider

    “His pupils were dilated”

    Synonymsdilate

  2. cause to expand as it by internal pressure

    “The gas distended the animal's body”

  3. swell from or as if from internal pressure

    “The distended bellies of the starving cows”

Definitions shown for distend, the base form of distending.

Is DISTENDING 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 DISTENDING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1e 1n 2d 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1e 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DISTENDING

Words that end like DISTENDING

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

suspendingattendingdependingextendingintendingdescendingpretendingappendingascendingdefendingimpendingoffendingamendingcommendingcontendingportendingweekendingexpendingtranscendingupendingrecommendingspendingsendingending
All words ending in -ENDING

Distending: quick answers

Is DISTENDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DISTENDING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is DISTENDING worth?
DISTENDING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does distending mean?
distending is the present participle of distend, which means “become wider”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DISTENDING?
You can make 321 shorter words from DISTENDING, such as DESTINING, GIDDIEST, INDIGENTS, SNEDDING. See the full list.