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Sterilising

s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1l 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Rare · present participle of sterilise

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

What does sterilising mean?

verb

  1. make free from bacteria

    Synonymssterilize

  2. make infertile

    “in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized”

    Synonymssterilizedesexunsexdesexualizedesexualise

Definitions shown for sterilise, the base form of sterilising.

Is STERILISING a valid word?

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

How many points is STERILISING worth?

Scrabble

12 pts
s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1l 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1l 2i 1s 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1l 1i 1s 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
s 1t 1e 1r 1i 1l 2i 1s 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in STERILISING

Words that end like STERILISING

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

advertisingsupervisingexercisingimprovisingcircumcisingcompromisingenterprisingtelevisingmerchandisingsurprisingpromisingadvisingcomprisingdevisingrevisingarisingrisingfranchisingchastisingtrellisingdespisingpremisingsurmisingdemising
All words ending in -ISING

Sterilising: quick answers

Is STERILISING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STERILISING 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 STERILISING worth?
STERILISING scores 12 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sterilising mean?
sterilising is the present participle of sterilise, which means “make free from bacteria”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STERILISING?
You can make 603 shorter words from STERILISING, such as GIRTLINES, GRISLIEST, LINGSTERS, RELISTING. See the full list.