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Preferring

p 3r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 10 letters · Very common · present participle of prefer

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

What does preferring mean?

verb

  1. like better; value more highly

    “Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels”

  2. select as an alternative over another

    “I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant”

    Synonymschooseopt

  3. promote over another

    “he favors his second daughter”

    Synonymsfavorfavour

  4. give preference to one creditor over another

Definitions shown for prefer, the base form of preferring.

Is PREFERRING 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 PREFERRING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
p 3r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

19 pts
p 4r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

18 pts
p 4r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

18 pts
p 3r 1e 1f 4e 1r 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in PREFERRING

Words that end like PREFERRING

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

referringtransferringconferringdeferringdeterringinferringinterringunerringherringerring
All words ending in -ERRING

Preferring: quick answers

Is PREFERRING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PREFERRING 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 PREFERRING worth?
PREFERRING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 19 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 18 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does preferring mean?
preferring is the present participle of prefer, which means “like better”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PREFERRING?
You can make 186 shorter words from PREFERRING, such as PERFING, REFERRING, FINGERER, PREFIRE. See the full list.