Is SUSTAINING a word?
SUSTAINING is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, has 10 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, SUSTAINING is a valid word.
What does sustaining mean?
SUSTAINING is an inflected form of sustain.
verb: lengthen or extend in duration or space.
“We sustained the diplomatic negotiations as long as possible”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
SUSTAINING: word details
- Pronunciation: suhs-TAY-nihng (approx., 3 syllables)
- Length: 10 letters, a long word. It is one of 35,784 10-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 11 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 15 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 sustaining
Words you can make from the letters of sustaining.
Solve a whole rack, not just SUSTAINING
SUSTAINING 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 SUSTAINING mean?
SUSTAINING is an inflected form of sustain and is a verb. It means: lengthen or extend in duration or space.
Is SUSTAINING a valid word?
Yes, SUSTAINING is a valid word. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 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.