Is GATING a word?
GATING is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends, has 6 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 41 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, GATING is a valid word.
What does gating mean?
GATING is an inflected form of gate.
noun: a movable barrier in a fence or wall.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
GATING: word details
- Pronunciation: GAY-tihng (approx., 2 syllables)
- Length: 6 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 22,342 6-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 11 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 gating
Words you can make from the letters of gating.
Solve a whole rack, not just GATING
GATING 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 GATING mean?
GATING is an inflected form of gate and is a noun. It means: a movable barrier in a fence or wall.
Is GATING a valid word?
Yes, GATING is a valid word. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 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.