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Preparing

p 3r 1e 1p 3a 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 9 letters · Very common · present participle of prepare

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

What does preparing mean?

verb

  1. make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

    “Get the children ready for school!”

    Synonymsfixset upreadygear upset

  2. prepare for eating by applying heat

    “Cook me dinner, please”

    Synonymscookfixreadymake

  3. to prepare verbally, either for written or spoken delivery

    “prepare a report”

  4. arrange by systematic planning and united effort

    “machinate a plot”

    Synonymsorganizeorganisedeviseget upmachinate

  5. educate for a future role or function

    “He is grooming his son to become his successor”

    Synonymsgroomtrain

  6. create by training and teaching

    “The old master is training world-class violinists”

    Synonymstraindevelopeducate

Definitions shown for prepare, the base form of preparing.

Is PREPARING 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 PREPARING worth?

Scrabble

14 pts
p 3r 1e 1p 3a 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
p 4r 1e 1p 4a 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
p 4r 1e 1p 4a 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

16 pts
p 3r 1e 1p 3a 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in PREPARING

Words that end like PREPARING

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

comparingdeclaringbeggaringcollaringmortaringseafaringbewaringsugaringsharingscaringstaringcaringdaringblaringcalendaringflaringglaringsnaringsparingbaringfaringharingparingraring
All words ending in -ARING

Preparing: quick answers

Is PREPARING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PREPARING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 14 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PREPARING worth?
PREPARING scores 14 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 16 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does preparing mean?
preparing is the present participle of prepare, which means “make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PREPARING?
You can make 245 shorter words from PREPARING, such as PAPERING, GAPPIER, GENIPAP, GRIPPER. See the full list.