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Famishing

f 4a 1m 3i 1s 1h 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Less common · present participle of famish

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

What does famishing mean?

verb

  1. be hungry; go without food

    “Let's eat--I'm starving!”

    Synonymsstarvehunger

  2. deprive of food

    “They starved the prisoners”

    Synonymsstarve

  3. die of food deprivation

    “The political prisoners starved to death”

    Synonymsstarve

Definitions shown for famish, the base form of famishing.

Is FAMISHING 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 FAMISHING worth?

Scrabble

18 pts
f 4a 1m 3i 1s 1h 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
f 4a 1m 4i 1s 1h 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
f 4a 1m 3i 1s 1h 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
f 4a 1m 3i 1s 1h 3i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in FAMISHING

Words that end like FAMISHING

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

finishingpublishingpolishingpunishingvanishingbanishinglavishingperishingravishingrelishingblemishingburnishingcherishingfurnishinggarnishingnourishingrubbishingtarnishingvarnishingbrandishingflourishingskirmishingwishingestablishing
All words ending in -ISHING

Famishing: quick answers

Is FAMISHING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FAMISHING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 18 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FAMISHING worth?
FAMISHING scores 18 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does famishing mean?
famishing is the present participle of famish, which means “be hungry”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FAMISHING?
You can make 196 shorter words from FAMISHING, such as FAMISH, FASHING, FISHING, MASHING. See the full list.