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Strangulating

s 1t 1r 1a 1n 1g 2u 1l 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 4 syllables

verb · 13 letters · Less common · present participle of strangulate

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

What does strangulating mean?

verb

  1. kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air

    “he tried to strangulate his opponent”

    Synonymsstranglethrottle

  2. constrict a hollow organ or vessel so as to stop the flow of blood or air

  3. become constricted

    “The hernia will strangulate”

Definitions shown for strangulate, the base form of strangulating.

Is STRANGULATING 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 STRANGULATING worth?

Scrabble

15 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1n 1g 2u 1l 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

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

Wordfeud

18 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1n 1g 3u 2l 1a 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

21 pts
s 1t 1r 1a 1n 1g 4u 2l 2a 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in STRANGULATING

Words that end like STRANGULATING

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

complicatingdedicatinggeneratingirritatingisolatingoperatingconcentratingcontemplatingdemonstratingillustratingcalculatingcelebratingcirculatingdesignatingdevastatingduplicatingfascinatingintegratingorientatingstimulatingterminatingactivatingadvocatingallocating
All words ending in -ATING

Strangulating: quick answers

Is STRANGULATING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. STRANGULATING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 15 points before board bonuses.
How many points is STRANGULATING worth?
STRANGULATING scores 15 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 18 in Wordfeud and 21 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does strangulating mean?
strangulating is the present participle of strangulate, which means “kill by squeezing the throat of so as to cut off the air”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in STRANGULATING?
You can make 1258 shorter words from STRANGULATING, such as AGGLUTINANTS, GASTRULATING, AGGLUTINANT, GRANULATING. See the full list.