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Fixating

f 4i 1x 8a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Less common · present participle of fixate

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

What does fixating mean?

verb

  1. attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way

    “He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40”

  2. pay attention to exclusively and obsessively

    “The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death”

  3. make fixed, stable or stationary

    “let's fix the picture to the frame”

    Synonymsfix

  4. become fixed (on)

    “Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon”

    Synonymssettle on

Definitions shown for fixate, the base form of fixating.

Is FIXATING 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 FIXATING worth?

Scrabble

19 pts
f 4i 1x 8a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
f 4i 1x 8a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
f 4i 1x 8a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
f 4i 1x 8a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in FIXATING

Words that end like FIXATING

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

relatingupdatingtranslatingdebatingdonatinglocatingrotatingcollatingmigratingtruncatingfrustratingreinstatingdilatinggyratingmutatingnegatingpiratingrebatingsedatingvacatingabatingcombatingcrematingdeflating
All words ending in -ATING

Fixating: quick answers

Is FIXATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FIXATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.
How many points is FIXATING worth?
FIXATING scores 19 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does fixating mean?
fixating is the present participle of fixate, which means “attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FIXATING?
You can make 82 shorter words from FIXATING, such as FAXING, FIXING, FIXIT, INFIX. See the full list.