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Eliminating

e 1l 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 5 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Very common · present participle of eliminate

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

What does eliminating mean?

verb

  1. terminate, end, or take out

    “Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics”

    Synonymsextinguishget rid ofdo away with

  2. do away with

    Synonymsobviaterid of

  3. kill in large numbers

    “the plague wiped out an entire population”

    Synonymsannihilateextinguisheradicatewipe outdecimate

  4. dismiss from consideration or a contest

    “John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi”

    Synonymsrule outwinnow outreject

  5. eliminate from the body

    “Pass a kidney stone”

    Synonymsexcreteegestpass

  6. remove from a contest or race

    “The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race”

Definitions shown for eliminate, the base form of eliminating.

Is ELIMINATING 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 ELIMINATING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
e 1l 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
e 1l 2i 1m 4i 1n 2a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
e 1l 1i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
e 1l 2i 1m 3i 1n 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ELIMINATING

Words that end like ELIMINATING

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

sophisticatingoriginatingaccumulatinganticipatingexaggeratingmanipulatingcommunicatingconcatenatingincorporatinginvestigatingparticipatingdiscriminatingejaculatingelaboratingenumeratingeradicatingevaporatingexoneratinginoculatingacceleratingadulteratingamalgamatingannihilatingarticulating
All words ending in -ATING

Eliminating: quick answers

Is ELIMINATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ELIMINATING 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 ELIMINATING worth?
ELIMINATING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does eliminating mean?
eliminating is the present participle of eliminate, which means “terminate, end, or take out”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ELIMINATING?
You can make 462 shorter words from ELIMINATING, such as ALIMENTING, ALIGNMENT, LAMENTING, MINIATING. See the full list.