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Fossilising

f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Rare · present participle of fossilise

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

What does fossilising mean?

verb

  1. convert to a fossil

    “The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone”

    Synonymsfossilize

  2. become mentally inflexible

    Synonymsfossilize

Definitions shown for fossilise, the base form of fossilising.

Is FOSSILISING 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 FOSSILISING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 2i 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
f 4o 1s 1s 1i 1l 2i 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in FOSSILISING

Words that end like FOSSILISING

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

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All words ending in -ISING

Fossilising: quick answers

Is FOSSILISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. FOSSILISING 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 FOSSILISING worth?
FOSSILISING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does fossilising mean?
fossilising is the present participle of fossilise, which means “convert to a fossil”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in FOSSILISING?
You can make 163 shorter words from FOSSILISING, such as FLOSSINGS, FISSLING, FLOSSING, FOILINGS. See the full list.