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Girding

g 2i 1r 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Less common · present participle of gird

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

What does girding mean?

verb

  1. prepare oneself for a military confrontation

    “The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East”

    Synonymsarmbuild upfortify

  2. put a girdle on or around

    “gird your loins”

    Synonymsgirdle

  3. bind with something round or circular

    Synonymsencircle

Definitions shown for gird, the base form of girding.

Is GIRDING 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 GIRDING worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
g 2i 1r 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

13 pts
g 3i 1r 1d 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

12 pts
g 3i 1r 1d 2i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
g 4i 1r 1d 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in GIRDING

Anagrams 2

Hooks for GIRDING

Add one letter to the front or back of GIRDING to make another word.

Front hooks

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Back hooks

Words that end like GIRDING

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

All words ending in -IRDING

Girding: quick answers

Is GIRDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. GIRDING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is GIRDING worth?
GIRDING scores 10 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does girding mean?
girding is the present participle of gird, which means “prepare oneself for a military confrontation”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in GIRDING?
You can make 31 shorter words from GIRDING, such as RIDING, GRIND, RIGID, DING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of GIRDING?
GIRDING rearranges into GRIDING, RIDGING.