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Subtracting

s 1u 1b 3t 1r 1a 1c 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

verb · 11 letters · Common · present participle of subtract

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

What does subtracting mean?

verb

  1. make a subtraction

    “subtract this amount from my paycheck”

    Synonymsdeducttake off

  2. take off or away

    “this prefix was subtracted when the word was borrowed from French”

Definitions shown for subtract, the base form of subtracting.

Is SUBTRACTING 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 SUBTRACTING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
s 1u 1b 3t 1r 1a 1c 3t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
s 1u 2b 4t 1r 1a 1c 4t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
s 1u 2b 4t 1r 1a 1c 4t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
s 1u 2b 4t 1r 1a 1c 3t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in SUBTRACTING

Words that end like SUBTRACTING

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

contractingdistractingattractingcontactingextractingabstractingprotractingtransactingcompactingdetractingretractingimpactingenactingexactingactinginteractingcounteracting
All words ending in -ACTING

Subtracting: quick answers

Is SUBTRACTING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. SUBTRACTING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.
How many points is SUBTRACTING worth?
SUBTRACTING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does subtracting mean?
subtracting is the present participle of subtract, which means “make a subtraction”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SUBTRACTING?
You can make 966 shorter words from SUBTRACTING, such as SUBACTING, BRACINGS, CURBINGS, SCUBAING. See the full list.