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Withstanding

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About 3 syllables

verb · 12 letters · Common · present participle of withstand

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

What does withstanding mean?

verb

  1. resist or confront with resistance

    “The politician defied public opinion”

    Synonymsdefyholdhold up

  2. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

    Synonymsresisthold outstand firm

Definitions shown for withstand, the base form of withstanding.

Is WITHSTANDING 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 WITHSTANDING worth?

Scrabble

20 pts
w 4i 1t 1h 4s 1t 1a 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

22 pts
w 4i 1t 1h 3s 1t 1a 1n 2d 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

21 pts
w 4i 1t 1h 4s 1t 1a 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
w 5i 1t 1h 3s 1t 1a 1n 1d 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in WITHSTANDING

Words that end like WITHSTANDING

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

expandingoutstandingdemandingbackhandinggrandstandingcommandingdisbandinggarlandinghusbandingupstandingunderstandingmisunderstandingstandinghandinglandingbrandingreprimandingstrandingbandingsandingnotwithstanding
All words ending in -ANDING

Withstanding: quick answers

Is WITHSTANDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. WITHSTANDING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 20 points before board bonuses.
How many points is WITHSTANDING worth?
WITHSTANDING scores 20 points in Scrabble, 22 in Words With Friends, 21 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does withstanding mean?
withstanding is the present participle of withstand, which means “resist or confront with resistance”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in WITHSTANDING?
You can make 653 shorter words from WITHSTANDING, such as HINDWINGS, INSWATHING, TIGHTWADS, WINDTIGHT. See the full list.