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Harbouring

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

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Rare · present participle of harbour

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

What does harbouring mean?

verb

  1. secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)

    Synonymsharbor

  2. keep in one's possession; of animals

    Synonymsharbor

  3. hold back a thought or feeling about

    “She is harboring a grudge against him”

    Synonymsharborshield

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

    “bear a grudge”

    Synonymsharborholdentertainnurse

Definitions shown for harbour, the base form of harbouring.

Is HARBOURING 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 HARBOURING worth?

Scrabble

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

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

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

NYT Crossplay

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

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

Words from the letters in HARBOURING

Words that end like HARBOURING

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

contouringglamouringdetouringdevouringpouringflouringscouringsouringtouring
All words ending in -OURING

Harbouring: quick answers

Is HARBOURING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HARBOURING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HARBOURING worth?
HARBOURING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 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 harbouring mean?
harbouring is the present participle of harbour, which means “secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HARBOURING?
You can make 343 shorter words from HARBOURING, such as ABHORRING, HARBORING, BIGHORN, HAGBORN. See the full list.