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Infesting

i 1n 1f 4e 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · present participle of infest

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

What does infesting mean?

verb

  1. invade in great numbers

    “the roaches infested our kitchen”

    Synonymsoverrun

  2. occupy in large numbers or live on a host

    “the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North”

    Synonymsinvadeoverrun

  3. live on or in a host, as of parasites

Definitions shown for infest, the base form of infesting.

Is INFESTING 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 INFESTING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
i 1n 1f 4e 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
i 1n 2f 4e 1s 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
i 1n 1f 4e 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
i 1n 1f 4e 1s 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in INFESTING

Words that end like INFESTING

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

suggestingarrestingcongestingattestingdetestingdigestingdivestingforestingingestinginvestingmolestingcontestingharvestingprotestinginterestingtestingnestingrestinguninterestingcrestingwrestingbestingjestingmanifesting
All words ending in -ESTING

Infesting: quick answers

Is INFESTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INFESTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is INFESTING worth?
INFESTING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does infesting mean?
infesting is the present participle of infest, which means “invade in great numbers”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INFESTING?
You can make 205 shorter words from INFESTING, such as FEINTING, SNIFTING, FININGS, FINNIEST. See the full list.