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Scavengering

s 1c 3a 1v 4e 1n 1g 2e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

noun · 12 letters · Rare · form of scavenger

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

What does scavengering mean?

noun

  1. a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities

  2. someone who collects things that have been discarded by others

    Synonymsmagpiepack rat

  3. any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter

Definitions shown for scavenger, the base form of scavengering.

Is SCAVENGERING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) No
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) No
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is SCAVENGERING worth?

Scrabble

19 pts
s 1c 3a 1v 4e 1n 1g 2e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

25 pts
s 1c 4a 1v 5e 1n 2g 3e 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

22 pts
s 1c 4a 1v 4e 1n 1g 3e 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

25 pts
s 1c 3a 1v 6e 1n 1g 4e 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in SCAVENGERING

Hooks for SCAVENGERING

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

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Words that end like SCAVENGERING

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

All words ending in -ERING

Scavengering: quick answers

Is SCAVENGERING a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. SCAVENGERING is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is SCAVENGERING worth?
SCAVENGERING scores 19 points in Scrabble, 25 in Words With Friends, 22 in Wordfeud and 25 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does scavengering mean?
scavengering is related to scavenger, which means “a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SCAVENGERING?
You can make 1111 shorter words from SCAVENGERING, such as SCAVENGING, EVANESCING, GRIEVANCES, CAVERNING. See the full list.