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Indicating

i 1n 1d 2i 1c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · present participle of indicate

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

What does indicating mean?

verb

  1. be a signal for or a symptom of

    “These symptoms indicate a serious illness”

    Synonymsbespeakbetokenpointsignal

  2. indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively

    “I showed the customer the glove section”

    Synonymspointdesignateshow

  3. to state or express briefly

    “indicated his wishes in a letter”

  4. give evidence of

    “The evidence argues for your claim”

    Synonymsargue

  5. suggest the necessity of an intervention; in medicine

    “Tetracycline is indicated in such cases”

Definitions shown for indicate, the base form of indicating.

Is INDICATING 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 INDICATING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
i 1n 1d 2i 1c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
i 1n 2d 2i 1c 4a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

16 pts
i 1n 1d 2i 1c 4a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
i 1n 1d 2i 1c 3a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in INDICATING

Hooks for INDICATING

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

Front hooks

vindicating

Back hooks

None

Words that end like INDICATING

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

dedicatinggeneratingirritatingisolatingoperatingcomplicatingactivatingadvocatingallocatingautomatingdominatingestimatingmotivatingnominatingpopulatingseparatingsimulatingtoleratingcalculatingcelebratingcirculatingdesignatingdevastatingduplicating
All words ending in -ATING

Indicating: quick answers

Is INDICATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INDICATING 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 INDICATING worth?
INDICATING 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 indicating mean?
indicating is the present participle of indicate, which means “be a signal for or a symptom of”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INDICATING?
You can make 142 shorter words from INDICATING, such as INDICTING, DANCING, DICTING, INCITING. See the full list.