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Slaughtering

s 1l 1a 1u 1g 2h 4t 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Common · present participle of slaughter

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

What does slaughtering mean?

verb

  1. kill (animals) usually for food consumption

    “They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter”

    Synonymsbutcher

  2. kill a large number of people indiscriminately

    “The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda”

    Synonymsmassacremow down

Definitions shown for slaughter, the base form of slaughtering.

Is SLAUGHTERING 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 SLAUGHTERING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
s 1l 1a 1u 1g 2h 4t 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
s 1l 2a 1u 2g 3h 3t 1e 1r 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
s 1l 1a 1u 2g 3h 4t 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
s 1l 2a 1u 2g 4h 3t 1e 1r 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in SLAUGHTERING

Words that end like SLAUGHTERING

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.

answeringbotheringsufferingwonderingalteringcoveringenteringofferingorderingplasteringscatteringstaggeringtriggeringbufferingdifferingfilteringgatheringmurderingmutteringnumberingrenderingwanderingadheringcatering
All words ending in -ERING

Slaughtering: quick answers

Is SLAUGHTERING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SLAUGHTERING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SLAUGHTERING worth?
SLAUGHTERING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does slaughtering mean?
slaughtering is the present participle of slaughter, which means “kill (animals) usually for food consumption”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SLAUGHTERING?
You can make 2685 shorter words from SLAUGHTERING, such as GATHERINGS, NIGHTGEARS, EARTHLINGS, GATHERING. See the full list.