Is EXTINGUISHING a word?
EXTINGUISHING is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words With Friends, has 13 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, EXTINGUISHING is a valid word.
What does extinguishing mean?
noun: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning.
“the extinction of the lights”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
EXTINGUISHING: word details
- Pronunciation: ihks-TIHNGG-wih-shihng (approx., 4 syllables)
- Length: 13 letters, a long word. It is one of 13,953 13-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 25 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 29 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside extinguishing
Words you can make from the letters of extinguishing.
Solve a whole rack, not just EXTINGUISHING
EXTINGUISHING is one word. If you are holding tiles rather than looking up a single entry, the Scrabble word finder ranks every play from your rack by points, and the Words With Friends solver scores the same letters with WWF values instead, which changes the order of the list.
Frequently asked questions
What does EXTINGUISHING mean?
EXTINGUISHING is a noun. It means: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning.
Is EXTINGUISHING a valid word?
Yes, EXTINGUISHING is a valid word. It scores 25 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.