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Quarrying

q 10u 1a 1r 1r 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

noun · 9 letters · Common

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

What does quarrying mean?

noun

  1. the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry

Is QUARRYING 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 QUARRYING worth?

Scrabble

22 pts
q 10u 1a 1r 1r 1y 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

24 pts
q 10u 2a 1r 1r 1y 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

24 pts
q 10u 2a 1r 1r 1y 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

25 pts
q 10u 2a 1r 1r 1y 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in QUARRYING

Hooks for QUARRYING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

Words that end like QUARRYING

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

All words ending in -YING

Quarrying: quick answers

Is QUARRYING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. QUARRYING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 22 points before board bonuses.
How many points is QUARRYING worth?
QUARRYING scores 22 points in Scrabble, 24 in Words With Friends, 24 in Wordfeud and 25 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does quarrying mean?
As a noun, quarrying means “the extraction of building stone or slate from an open surface quarry”.
What words can you make with the letters in QUARRYING?
You can make 118 shorter words from QUARRYING, such as QUINARY, QUARRY, YANQUI, QUAY. See the full list.