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Distributing

d 2i 1s 1t 1r 1i 1b 3u 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Very common · present participle of distribute

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

What does distributing mean?

verb

  1. administer or bestow, as in small portions

    “administer critical remarks to everyone present”

    Synonymsadministermete outdealparcel outlot

  2. distribute or disperse widely

    “The invaders spread their language all over the country”

    Synonymsspread

  3. make available

    “The publisher wants to distribute the book in Asia”

  4. give to several people

    “The teacher handed out the exams”

    Synonymsgive outhand outpass out

  5. cause to be distributed

    “This letter is being circulated among the faculty”

    Synonymscirculatepass aroundpass on

  6. cause to become widely known

    “spread information”

    Synonymscirculatecircularizecircularisedisseminatepropagate

Definitions shown for distribute, the base form of distributing.

Is DISTRIBUTING 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 DISTRIBUTING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1r 1i 1b 3u 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1r 1i 1b 4u 2t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
d 2i 1s 1t 1r 1i 1b 4u 2t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in DISTRIBUTING

Words that end like DISTRIBUTING

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

executingcontributingsubstitutingattributingpersecutingprosecutingconstitutingprostitutinginstitutingparachutingcomputingelectrocutingcommutingdisputingpollutingdebutingdilutingminutingrefutingreputingsalutingflutingmutingredistributing
All words ending in -UTING

Distributing: quick answers

Is DISTRIBUTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. DISTRIBUTING 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 DISTRIBUTING worth?
DISTRIBUTING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does distributing mean?
distributing is the present participle of distribute, which means “administer or bestow, as in small portions”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in DISTRIBUTING?
You can make 465 shorter words from DISTRIBUTING, such as DISTURBING, BIRDINGS, BIDINGS, BIRDING. See the full list.