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Harboring

h 4a 1r 1b 3o 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Rare · present participle of harbor

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

What does harboring mean?

verb

  1. maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)

    “bear a grudge”

    Synonymsharbourholdentertainnurse

  2. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

    Synonymsharbour

  3. keep in one's possession; of animals

    Synonymsharbour

  4. hold back a thought or feeling about

    “She is harboring a grudge against him”

    Synonymsharbourshield

Definitions shown for harbor, the base form of harboring.

Is HARBORING 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 HARBORING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
h 4a 1r 1b 3o 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

17 pts
h 3a 1r 1b 4o 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
h 4a 1r 1b 4o 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
h 3a 1r 1b 4o 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in HARBORING

Anagrams 1

abhorring

Words that end like HARBORING

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

restoringignoringcensoringexploringtailoringsponsoringanchoringauthoringdeploringdoctoringfactoringimploringmentoringmirroringencoringmajoringminoringmotoringtutoringadoringstoringmonitoringscoringboring
All words ending in -ORING

Harboring: quick answers

Is HARBORING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HARBORING 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 HARBORING worth?
HARBORING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 17 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does harboring mean?
harboring is the present participle of harbor, which means “maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HARBORING?
You can make 233 shorter words from HARBORING, such as BIGHORN, HAGBORN, HORNBAG, BHANG. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of HARBORING?
HARBORING rearranges into ABHORRING.