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Perforating

p 3e 1r 1f 4o 1r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Common · present participle of perforate

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

What does perforating mean?

verb

  1. make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

    “perforate the sheets of paper”

    Synonymspunch

  2. pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance

    “The bullet penetrated her chest”

    Synonymspenetrate

Definitions shown for perforate, the base form of perforating.

Is PERFORATING 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 PERFORATING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
p 3e 1r 1f 4o 1r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

20 pts
p 4e 1r 1f 4o 1r 1a 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

19 pts
p 4e 1r 1f 4o 1r 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

19 pts
p 3e 1r 1f 4o 1r 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 PERFORATING

Words that end like PERFORATING

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

complicatingdedicatinggeneratingirritatingisolatingoperatingcalculatingcelebratingcirculatingdesignatingdevastatingduplicatingfascinatingintegratingorientatingstimulatingterminatingactivatingadvocatingallocatingautomatingdominatingestimatingillustrating
All words ending in -ATING

Perforating: quick answers

Is PERFORATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PERFORATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PERFORATING worth?
PERFORATING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 20 in Words With Friends, 19 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does perforating mean?
perforating is the present participle of perforate, which means “make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PERFORATING?
You can make 1017 shorter words from PERFORATING, such as FRONTPAGE, PERFORANT, PORIFERAN, FIRETRAP. See the full list.