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Precluding

p 3r 1e 1c 3l 1u 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Common · present participle of preclude

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

What does precluding mean?

verb

  1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible

    “My sense of tact forbids an honest answer”

    Synonymspreventforestallforecloseforbid

  2. make impossible, especially beforehand

    Synonymsrule outclose out

Definitions shown for preclude, the base form of precluding.

Is PRECLUDING 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 PRECLUDING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
p 3r 1e 1c 3l 1u 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
p 4r 1e 1c 4l 2u 2d 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
p 4r 1e 1c 4l 1u 2d 2i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
p 3r 1e 1c 3l 2u 2d 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in PRECLUDING

Words that end like PRECLUDING

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

excludingincludingconcludingprotrudingintrudingsecludingalludingdeludingeludingexudinginterludingduding
All words ending in -UDING

Precluding: quick answers

Is PRECLUDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PRECLUDING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PRECLUDING worth?
PRECLUDING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does precluding mean?
precluding is the present participle of preclude, which means “keep from happening or arising”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PRECLUDING?
You can make 567 shorter words from PRECLUDING, such as DECUPLING, CUPELING, PRELUDING, UNPRICED. See the full list.