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Neutralizing

n 1e 1u 1t 1r 1a 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Rare · present participle of neutralize

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

What does neutralizing mean?

verb

  1. make politically neutral and thus inoffensive

    “The treaty neutralized the small republic”

  2. make ineffective by counterbalancing the effect of

    “Her optimism neutralizes his gloom”

    Synonymsneutralisenullifynegate

  3. oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions

    “This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues”

    Synonymscounteractcountervailcounterbalance

  4. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

    “The mafia liquidated the informer”

    Synonymsneutraliseliquidatewasteknock offdo in

  5. make incapable of military action

    Synonymsneutralise

  6. make chemically neutral

    “She neutralized the solution”

    Synonymsneutralise

Definitions shown for neutralize, the base form of neutralizing.

Is NEUTRALIZING 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 NEUTRALIZING worth?

Scrabble

22 pts
n 1e 1u 1t 1r 1a 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

27 pts
n 2e 1u 2t 1r 1a 1l 2i 1z 10i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

24 pts
n 1e 1u 2t 1r 1a 1l 1i 1z 10i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

26 pts
n 1e 1u 2t 1r 1a 1l 2i 1z 10i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in NEUTRALIZING

Words that end like NEUTRALIZING

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

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All words ending in -IZING

Neutralizing: quick answers

Is NEUTRALIZING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NEUTRALIZING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 22 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NEUTRALIZING worth?
NEUTRALIZING scores 22 points in Scrabble, 27 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 26 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does neutralizing mean?
neutralizing is the present participle of neutralize, which means “make politically neutral and thus inoffensive”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NEUTRALIZING?
You can make 998 shorter words from NEUTRALIZING, such as UNREALIZING, LATERIZING, GRANITIZE, REALIZING. See the full list.