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Maculating

m 3a 1c 3u 1l 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Uncommon · present participle of maculate

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

What does maculating mean?

verb

  1. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

    “The silver was tarnished by the long exposure to the air”

    Synonymstarnishstainsullydefile

  2. spot, stain, or pollute

    “The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it”

    Synonymsfoulbefouldefile

Definitions shown for maculate, the base form of maculating.

Is MACULATING 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 MACULATING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
m 3a 1c 3u 1l 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
m 4a 1c 4u 2l 2a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
m 3a 1c 4u 2l 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
m 3a 1c 3u 2l 2a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in MACULATING

Words that end like MACULATING

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.

dedicatinggeneratingirritatingisolatingoperatingcomplicatingactivatingadvocatingallocatingautomatingdominatingestimatingindicatingmotivatingnominatingpopulatingseparatingsimulatingtoleratingcalculatingcelebratingcirculatingdesignatingdevastating
All words ending in -ATING

Maculating: quick answers

Is MACULATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MACULATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MACULATING worth?
MACULATING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does maculating mean?
maculating is the present participle of maculate, which means “make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MACULATING?
You can make 422 shorter words from MACULATING, such as GLUTAMIC, MACULING, MULCTING, CALAMINT. See the full list.