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Tweaking

t 1w 4e 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of tweak

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

What does tweaking mean?

verb

  1. pinch or squeeze sharply

  2. pull or pull out sharply

    “pluck the flowers off the bush”

    Synonymspluckpull offpick off

  3. adjust finely

    “fine-tune the engine”

Definitions shown for tweak, the base form of tweaking.

Is TWEAKING 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 TWEAKING worth?

Scrabble

16 pts
t 1w 4e 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

18 pts
t 1w 4e 1a 1k 5i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

17 pts
t 1w 4e 1a 1k 5i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

20 pts
t 1w 5e 1a 1k 6i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in TWEAKING

Hooks for TWEAKING

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

tweakings

Words that end like TWEAKING

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

breakingspeakingsneakingcreakingfreakingwreakingleakingpeakingstreaking
All words ending in -EAKING

Tweaking: quick answers

Is TWEAKING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TWEAKING 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 TWEAKING worth?
TWEAKING scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 20 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tweaking mean?
tweaking is the present participle of tweak, which means “pinch or squeeze sharply”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TWEAKING?
You can make 221 shorter words from TWEAKING, such as EWKING, KAWING, WAKING, GAWK. See the full list.