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Impairing

i 1m 3p 3a 1i 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · present participle of impair

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

What does impairing mean?

verb

  1. make worse or less effective

    “His vision was impaired”

  2. make imperfect

    “nothing marred her beauty”

    Synonymsmarspoildeflowervitiate

Definitions shown for impair, the base form of impairing.

Is IMPAIRING 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 IMPAIRING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
i 1m 3p 3a 1i 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
i 1m 4p 4a 1i 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
i 1m 3p 4a 1i 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
i 1m 3p 3a 1i 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in IMPAIRING

Hooks for IMPAIRING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

impairings

Words that end like IMPAIRING

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

repairingdespairingchairingpairingairing
All words ending in -AIRING

Impairing: quick answers

Is IMPAIRING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. IMPAIRING 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 IMPAIRING worth?
IMPAIRING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does impairing mean?
impairing is the present participle of impair, which means “make worse or less effective”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in IMPAIRING?
You can make 146 shorter words from IMPAIRING, such as GRIPMAN, PRIMING, RAMPING, AMPING. See the full list.