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Erupting

e 1r 1u 1p 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of erupt

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

What does erupting mean?

verb

  1. start abruptly

    “After 1989, peace broke out in the former East Bloc”

    Synonymsbreak out

  2. erupt or intensify suddenly

    “Unrest erupted in the country”

    Synonymsirruptflare upflarebreak openburst out

  3. start to burn or burst into flames

    “Marsh gases ignited suddenly”

    Synonymsignitecatch firetake firecombustconflagrate

  4. break out

    “The tooth erupted and had to be extracted”

    Synonymscome outbreak throughpush through

  5. become active and spew forth lava and rocks

    “Vesuvius erupts once in a while”

    Synonymsbelchextravasate

  6. force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up

    “break into tears”

    Synonymsbreakburst

Definitions shown for erupt, the base form of erupting.

Is ERUPTING 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 ERUPTING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
e 1r 1u 1p 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
e 1r 1u 2p 4t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
e 1r 1u 2p 4t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
e 1r 1u 2p 3t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ERUPTING

Anagrams 1

reputing

Words that end like ERUPTING

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

corruptingdisruptingbankruptinginterrupting
All words ending in -UPTING

Erupting: quick answers

Is ERUPTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ERUPTING 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 ERUPTING worth?
ERUPTING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does erupting mean?
erupting is the present participle of erupt, which means “start abruptly”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ERUPTING?
You can make 227 shorter words from ERUPTING, such as PUERING, PIGNUT, PINGER, PURING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of ERUPTING?
ERUPTING rearranges into REPUTING.