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Encountering

e 1n 1c 3o 1u 1n 1t 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

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

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

What does encountering mean?

verb

  1. come together

    “I'll probably see you at the meeting”

    Synonymsmeetrun intorun acrosscome acrosssee

  2. come upon, as if by accident; meet with

    “We find this idea in Plato”

    Synonymsfindhappenchancebump

  3. be beset by

    “The project ran into numerous financial difficulties”

    Synonymsrun into

  4. experience as a reaction

    “My proposal met with much opposition”

    Synonymsmeetreceive

  5. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle

    “Princeton plays Yale this weekend”

    Synonymsmeetplaytake on

Definitions shown for encounter, the base form of encountering.

Is ENCOUNTERING 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 ENCOUNTERING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
e 1n 1c 3o 1u 1n 1t 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
e 1n 2c 4o 1u 2n 2t 1e 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
e 1n 1c 4o 1u 2n 1t 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
e 1n 1c 3o 1u 2n 1t 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ENCOUNTERING

Hooks for ENCOUNTERING

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

Front hooks

rencountering

Back hooks

None

Words that end like ENCOUNTERING

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

consideringdiscoveringregisteringrememberingdeliveringrecoveringcarpenteringdismemberingembroideringoutnumberingsandpaperingsurrenderingupholsteringwallpaperingbewilderingdecipheringdisorderingembitteringencumberingendangeringengenderingministeringperseveringempowering
All words ending in -ERING

Encountering: quick answers

Is ENCOUNTERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ENCOUNTERING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ENCOUNTERING worth?
ENCOUNTERING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does encountering mean?
encountering is the present participle of encounter, which means “come together”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ENCOUNTERING?
You can make 719 shorter words from ENCOUNTERING, such as INCONGRUENT, COUNTERING, ENCOIGNURE, NEUROGENIC. See the full list.