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Reducing

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

About 3 syllables

noun · 8 letters · Very common

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

What does reducing mean?

noun

  1. any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

    Synonymsreduction

  2. loss of excess weight (as by dieting); becoming slimmer

    “a doctor supervised her reducing”

Is REDUCING 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 REDUCING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
r 1e 1d 2u 1c 3i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
r 1e 1d 2u 2c 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

15 pts
r 1e 1d 2u 2c 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
r 1e 1d 2u 2c 3i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in REDUCING

Words that end like REDUCING

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

producingdeducinginducingseducingintroducingreproducingsprucing
All words ending in -UCING

Reducing: quick answers

Is REDUCING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. REDUCING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 12 points before board bonuses.
How many points is REDUCING worth?
REDUCING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 15 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does reducing mean?
As a noun, reducing means “any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen)”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in REDUCING?
You can make 219 shorter words from REDUCING, such as CRINGED, CURDING, DEUCING, EDUCING. See the full list.