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Emitting

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

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of emit

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

What does emitting mean?

verb

  1. expel (gases or odors)

    Synonymsbreathepass off

  2. give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.

    “The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits”

    Synonymsgive outgive off

  3. express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)

    “She let out a big heavy sigh”

    Synonymsutterlet outlet loose

Definitions shown for emit, the base form of emitting.

Is EMITTING 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 EMITTING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
e 1m 3i 1t 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
e 1m 4i 1t 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

12 pts
e 1m 3i 1t 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
e 1m 3i 1t 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in EMITTING

Hooks for EMITTING

Add one letter to the front or back of EMITTING to make another word.

Front hooks

demittingremitting

Back hooks

None

Words that end like EMITTING

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

omittingadmittingpermittingsubmittingcommittingtransmittingbefittingunfittingmisfittingoutfittingoutwittingfittinghittingsittingsplittingspittingflittinggrittingknittingpittingwittingresubmittingremitting
All words ending in -ITTING

Emitting: quick answers

Is EMITTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. EMITTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is EMITTING worth?
EMITTING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does emitting mean?
emitting is the present participle of emit, which means “expel (gases or odors)”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in EMITTING?
You can make 77 shorter words from EMITTING, such as ITEMING, GEMINI, METING, TIMING. See the full list.