Dictionary
Drowning
About 2 syllables
verb · 8 letters · Very common · present participle of drown
- Scrabble US & Canada : valid
- Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
- Words With Friends : valid
- Wordle : not valid
What does drowning mean?
verb
cover completely or make imperceptible
“I was drowned in work”
get rid of as if by submerging
“She drowned her trouble in alcohol”
die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating
“The child drowned in the lake”
kill by submerging in water
“He drowned the kittens”
be covered with or submerged in a liquid
“the meat was swimming in a fatty gravy”
Synonymsswim
be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation
“the divers saved the drowning child”
Definitions shown for drown, the base form of drowning.
Is DROWNING a valid word?
| Game / word list | Valid? |
|---|---|
| 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 DROWNING worth?
Scrabble
13 ptsWords With Friends
16 ptsWordfeud
14 ptsNYT Crossplay
16 ptsScores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.
Words from the letters in DROWNING
Anagrams 1
Hooks for DROWNING
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Front hooks
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Words that end like DROWNING
Common words that share the ending -OWNING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.
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