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Sunsetting

s 1u 1n 1s 1e 1t 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

About 3 syllables

noun · adjective · 10 letters · Rare · form of sunset

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

What does sunsetting mean?

noun

  1. the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon

    Synonymssundown

  2. atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily disappearance of the sun

  3. the daily event of the sun sinking below the horizon

adjective

  1. of a declining industry or technology

    “sunset industries”

  2. providing for termination

    “a program with a sunset provision”

Definitions shown for sunset, the base form of sunsetting.

Is SUNSETTING a valid word?

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

How many points is SUNSETTING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
s 1u 1n 1s 1e 1t 1t 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
s 1u 2n 2s 1e 1t 1t 1i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

13 pts
s 1u 2n 1s 1e 1t 1t 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

14 pts
s 1u 2n 1s 1e 1t 1t 1i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in SUNSETTING

Hooks for SUNSETTING

Add one letter to the front or back of SUNSETTING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

sunsettings

Words that end like SUNSETTING

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

forgettingupsettingoffsettingregrettingresettingsublettingbesettinggazettingabettingbettinggettinglettingsettingtypesettingwettingfrettingwhettingjettingnettingpettingvetting
All words ending in -ETTING

Sunsetting: quick answers

Is SUNSETTING a valid Scrabble word?
Only in Collins. SUNSETTING is valid in Scrabble outside North America (Collins/SOWPODS) but not in the North American NWL list.
How many points is SUNSETTING worth?
SUNSETTING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 13 in Wordfeud and 14 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does sunsetting mean?
sunsetting is related to sunset, which means “the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in SUNSETTING?
You can make 339 shorter words from SUNSETTING, such as TUNGSTENS, UNSETTING, GUSTIEST, GUTSIEST. See the full list.