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Essaying

e 1s 1s 1a 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of essay

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

What does essaying mean?

verb

  1. make an effort or attempt

    “He tried to shake off his fears”

    Synonymstryseekattemptassay

  2. put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to

    “This approach has been tried with good results”

    Synonymstestprovetrytry outexamine

Definitions shown for essay, the base form of essaying.

Is ESSAYING 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 ESSAYING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
e 1s 1s 1a 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

13 pts
e 1s 1s 1a 1y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
e 1s 1s 1a 1y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
e 1s 1s 1a 1y 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in ESSAYING

Words that end like ESSAYING

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

displayingdelayingportrayingallayingarrayingdecayingforayinginlayingrelayingrepayingunsayingbetrayingdismayingmislayingoutlayingprepayingwaylayingplayingstayingpayingsayingprayinglayingspraying
All words ending in -AYING

Essaying: quick answers

Is ESSAYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. ESSAYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is ESSAYING worth?
ESSAYING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does essaying mean?
essaying is the present participle of essay, which means “make an effort or attempt”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in ESSAYING?
You can make 211 shorter words from ESSAYING, such as EASYING, GANSEYS, GAYNESS, SAYINGS. See the full list.