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Initiating

i 1n 1i 1t 1i 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

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

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

What does initiating mean?

verb

  1. bring into being

    “He initiated a new program”

    Synonymsoriginatestart

  2. take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of

    “This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants”

    Synonymspioneer

  3. accept people into an exclusive society or group, usually with some rite

    “African men are initiated when they reach puberty”

    Synonymsinduct

  4. bring up a topic for discussion

    Synonymsbroach

  5. set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

    “Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II”

    Synonymslead up

Definitions shown for initiate, the base form of initiating.

Is INITIATING 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 INITIATING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
i 1n 1i 1t 1i 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

12 pts
i 1n 1i 1t 1i 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
i 1n 1i 1t 1i 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in INITIATING

Words that end like INITIATING

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

associatingappreciatingnegotiatingdeviatingenunciatingmediatingofficiatingradiatingasphyxiatingdepreciatingdissociatingexcruciatingingratiatingsubstantiatingabbreviatingaffiliatingalleviatinghumiliatinginfuriatingirradiatingluxuriatingrepudiatingretaliatingconciliating
All words ending in -IATING

Initiating: quick answers

Is INITIATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INITIATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is INITIATING worth?
INITIATING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does initiating mean?
initiating is the present participle of initiate, which means “bring into being”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INITIATING?
You can make 65 shorter words from INITIATING, such as TAINTING, TINTING, ANTING, GITTIN. See the full list.