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Harnessing

h 4a 1r 1n 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of harness

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

What does harnessing mean?

verb

  1. put a harness

    “harness the horse”

    Synonymstackle

  2. exploit the power of

    “harness natural forces and resources”

  3. control and direct with or as if by reins

    “rein a horse”

    Synonymsrein indraw reinrein

  4. keep in check

    “rule one's temper”

    Synonymsrulerein

Definitions shown for harness, the base form of harnessing.

Is HARNESSING 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 HARNESSING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
h 4a 1r 1n 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
h 3a 1r 1n 2e 1s 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
h 4a 1r 1n 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
h 3a 1r 1n 1e 1s 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in HARNESSING

Words that end like HARNESSING

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

addressingexpressingprocessingdepressingimpressingoppressingpossessingwitnessingaccessingassessingcompressingdistressingobsessingprogressingsuppressingabscessingconfessingdigressinghostessingprofessingredressingregressingrepressingundressing
All words ending in -ESSING

Harnessing: quick answers

Is HARNESSING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. HARNESSING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is HARNESSING worth?
HARNESSING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does harnessing mean?
harnessing is the present participle of harness, which means “put a harness”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in HARNESSING?
You can make 617 shorter words from HARNESSING, such as GARNISHES, SHEARINGS, GARISHES, GNASHERS. See the full list.