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Magnifying

m 3a 1g 2n 1i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of magnify

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

What does magnifying mean?

verb

  1. increase in size, volume or significance

    “Her terror was magnified in her mind”

    Synonymsamplify

  2. to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

    “tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery”

    Synonymsoverstateexaggerateoverdrawhyperbolizehyperbolise

  3. make large

    “blow up an image”

    Synonymsblow upenlarge

Definitions shown for magnify, the base form of magnifying.

Is MAGNIFYING 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 MAGNIFYING worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
m 3a 1g 2n 1i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

24 pts
m 4a 1g 3n 2i 1f 4y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

22 pts
m 3a 1g 3n 1i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

24 pts
m 3a 1g 4n 1i 1f 4y 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in MAGNIFYING

Words that end like MAGNIFYING

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

justifyingqualifyingsatisfyingspecifyingmodifyingoccupyingclarifyinghorrifyingrectifyingterrifyingunderlyingclassifyingmultiplyingnotifyingsimplifyingverifyingunifyingamnestyingamplifyingautopsyingcertifyingcrucifyingdignifyingfalsifying
All words ending in -YING

Magnifying: quick answers

Is MAGNIFYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MAGNIFYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MAGNIFYING worth?
MAGNIFYING scores 20 points in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends, 22 in Wordfeud and 24 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does magnifying mean?
magnifying is the present participle of magnify, which means “increase in size, volume or significance”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MAGNIFYING?
You can make 119 shorter words from MAGNIFYING, such as MAGNIFY, FAYNING, INFAMING, INFAMY. See the full list.