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Intumescing

i 1n 1t 1u 1m 3e 1s 1c 3i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Rare · present participle of intumesce

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

What does intumescing mean?

verb

  1. move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically

    “Gases bubbled up from the earth”

    Synonymsbubble up

  2. expand abnormally

    “The bellies of the starving children are swelling”

    Synonymsswellswell uptumefytumesce

Definitions shown for intumesce, the base form of intumescing.

Is INTUMESCING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is INTUMESCING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
i 1n 1t 1u 1m 3e 1s 1c 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
i 1n 2t 1u 2m 4e 1s 1c 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
i 1n 1t 1u 2m 3e 1s 1c 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
i 1n 1t 1u 2m 3e 1s 1c 3i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in INTUMESCING

Words that end like INTUMESCING

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

convalescingcoalescing
All words ending in -ESCING

Intumescing: quick answers

Is INTUMESCING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. INTUMESCING 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 INTUMESCING worth?
INTUMESCING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does intumescing mean?
intumescing is the present participle of intumesce, which means “move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in INTUMESCING?
You can make 527 shorter words from INTUMESCING, such as MISCUEING, TUMESCING, MINCINGS, MISCUING. See the full list.