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Sieving

s 1i 1e 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Common · present participle of sieve

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

What does sieving mean?

verb

  1. examine in order to test suitability

    “screen these samples”

    Synonymsscreenscreen outsort

  2. check and sort carefully

    “sift the information”

    Synonymssift

  3. separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

    “sift the flour”

    Synonymssiftstrain

  4. distinguish and separate out

    “sift through the job candidates”

    Synonymssift

Definitions shown for sieve, the base form of sieving.

Is SIEVING 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 SIEVING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
s 1i 1e 1v 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

14 pts
s 1i 1e 1v 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

12 pts
s 1i 1e 1v 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
s 1i 1e 1v 6i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in SIEVING

Anagrams 1

viseing

Words that end like SIEVING

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

grievingachievingbelievingrelievingretrievingreprievingdisbelieving
All words ending in -IEVING

Sieving: quick answers

Is SIEVING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SIEVING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SIEVING worth?
SIEVING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 14 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sieving mean?
sieving is the present participle of sieve, which means “examine in order to test suitability”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SIEVING?
You can make 62 shorter words from SIEVING, such as GIVENS, VISING, GIVEN, GIVES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of SIEVING?
SIEVING rearranges into VISEING.