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Returning

r 1e 1t 1u 1r 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

adjective · 9 letters · Very common

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

What does returning mean?

adjective

  1. tending to return to an earlier state

    Synonymsreverting

  2. tending to be turned back

    Synonymsreversive

Is RETURNING 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 RETURNING worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
r 1e 1t 1u 1r 1n 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
r 1e 1t 1u 2r 1n 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

12 pts
r 1e 1t 1u 2r 1n 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

13 pts
r 1e 1t 1u 2r 1n 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in RETURNING

Words that end like RETURNING

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

upturningsunburningturningburningchurningspurningoverturning
All words ending in -URNING

Returning: quick answers

Is RETURNING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. RETURNING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is RETURNING worth?
RETURNING scores 10 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 13 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does returning mean?
As an adjective, returning means “tending to return to an earlier state”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in RETURNING?
You can make 192 shorter words from RETURNING, such as RETUNING, TENURING, UNERRING, ENURING. See the full list.