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Monkeying

m 3o 1n 1k 5e 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Common · present participle of monkey

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

What does monkeying mean?

verb

  1. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

    “Someone tampered with the documents on my desk”

    Synonymstamperfiddle

  2. do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly

    “The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house”

    Synonymsputtermess aroundpottertinkermonkey around

Definitions shown for monkey, the base form of monkeying.

Is MONKEYING 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 MONKEYING worth?

Scrabble

19 pts
m 3o 1n 1k 5e 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
m 4o 1n 2k 5e 1y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
m 3o 1n 1k 5e 1y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
m 3o 1n 1k 6e 1y 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in MONKEYING

Words that end like MONKEYING

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

obeyingconveyingjockeyingsurveyingvolleyinghackneyinghoneyingjourneyingkeyingdisobeyingpreying
All words ending in -EYING

Monkeying: quick answers

Is MONKEYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MONKEYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 19 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MONKEYING worth?
MONKEYING scores 19 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does monkeying mean?
monkeying is the present participle of monkey, which means “play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MONKEYING?
You can make 158 shorter words from MONKEYING, such as MONKEY, KEYING, KYOGEN, YOKING. See the full list.