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Inhibiting

i 1n 1h 4i 1b 3i 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

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

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

What does inhibiting mean?

verb

  1. prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something

    “Contact between the young was inhibited by strict social customs”

  2. limit, block, or decrease the action or function of

    “inhibit the action of the enzyme”

  3. consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

    “suppress a smile”

    Synonymsbottle upsuppress

  4. make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally

    “his father's cold and distant demeanor inhibited him emotionally”

Definitions shown for inhibit, the base form of inhibiting.

Is INHIBITING 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 INHIBITING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
i 1n 1h 4i 1b 3i 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
i 1n 2h 3i 1b 4i 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
i 1n 1h 4i 1b 4i 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
i 1n 1h 3i 1b 4i 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in INHIBITING

Words that end like INHIBITING

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

inhabitinginheritingoverwritingprohibitingbenefitingdelimitingdepositingdynamitingexhibitingexpeditingrevisitingsolicitingaccreditingelicitingextraditingsatellitingdiscreditingunderwritinginvitinglimitingeditingwritingbitingrewriting
All words ending in -ITING

Inhibiting: quick answers

Is INHIBITING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INHIBITING 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 INHIBITING worth?
INHIBITING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does inhibiting mean?
inhibiting is the present participle of inhibit, which means “prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INHIBITING?
You can make 43 shorter words from INHIBITING, such as BINGHI, INHIBIN, INHIBIT, BIGHT. See the full list.