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Motiving

m 3o 1t 1i 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 8 letters · Rare · form of motive

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

What does motiving mean?

noun

  1. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior

    “we did not understand his motivation”

    Synonymsmotivationneed

  2. a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music

    Synonymsmotif

  3. a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration

    Synonymsmotif

adjective

  1. causing or able to cause motion

    “a motive force”

    Synonymsmotor

  2. impelling to action

    “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function"- Arthur Pap”

    Synonymsmotivativemotivating

Definitions shown for motive, the base form of motiving.

Is MOTIVING 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 MOTIVING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
m 3o 1t 1i 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
m 4o 1t 1i 1v 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
m 3o 1t 1i 1v 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
m 3o 1t 1i 1v 6i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in MOTIVING

Anagrams 1

vomiting

Words that end like MOTIVING

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

arrivingderivingsurvivingarchivingdeprivingforgivingcontrivingrelivingrevivingmisgivingoutlivingdrivinggivinglivingdivingstrivingthrivinghivingnegativing
All words ending in -IVING

Motiving: quick answers

Is MOTIVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. MOTIVING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is MOTIVING worth?
MOTIVING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does motiving mean?
motiving is related to motive, which means “the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in MOTIVING?
You can make 63 shorter words from MOTIVING, such as MOVING, VOMIT, VOTING, TIMING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of MOTIVING?
MOTIVING rearranges into VOMITING.