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Nucleating

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

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Uncommon · present participle of nucleate

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

What does nucleating mean?

verb

  1. form into a nucleus

    “Some cells had nucleated”

Definitions shown for nucleate, the base form of nucleating.

Is NUCLEATING 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 NUCLEATING worth?

Scrabble

13 pts
n 1u 1c 3l 1e 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

16 pts
n 1u 2c 4l 1e 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

17 pts
n 1u 2c 3l 2e 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in NUCLEATING

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Add one letter to the front or back of NUCLEATING to make another word.

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Words that end like NUCLEATING

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

All words ending in -EATING

Nucleating: quick answers

Is NUCLEATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NUCLEATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 13 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NUCLEATING worth?
NUCLEATING scores 13 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 16 in Wordfeud and 17 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does nucleating mean?
nucleating is the present participle of nucleate, which means “form into a nucleus”.
What words can you make with the letters in NUCLEATING?
You can make 561 shorter words from NUCLEATING, such as CINGULATE, CANTLING, CLAUTING, CLEANING. See the full list.