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Is acting a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word acting is a Scrabble US word. The word acting is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is acting a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word acting is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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Is acting a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word acting is a Words With Friends word. The word acting is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (1 found)

ACTING,

5-letter words (6 found)

ACING,ACTIN,ANTIC,GIANT,NGATI,TANGI,

4-letter words (16 found)

AGIN,ANTI,CAIN,CANG,CANT,GAIN,GAIT,GANT,GNAT,NGAI,TAIG,TAIN,TANG,TIAN,TINA,TING,

3-letter words (25 found)

ACT,AIN,AIT,ANI,ANT,CAG,CAN,CAT,CIG,CIT,GAN,GAT,GIN,GIT,ING,ITA,NAG,NAT,NIT,TAG,TAI,TAN,TIC,TIG,TIN,

2-letter words (10 found)

AG,AI,AN,AT,GI,IN,IT,NA,TA,TI,

You can make 58 words from acting according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of acting

acting

Etymology

From the verb act.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈæk.tɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -æktɪŋ

Adjective

acting (not comparable)

  1. Temporarily assuming the duties or authority of another person when they are unable to do their job.

Related terms

Translations

See also

  • pro tem

Verb

acting

  1. present participle and gerund of act

Noun

acting (countable and uncountable, plural actings)

  1. (countable, now rare) An action or deed.
  2. (countable, law) Something done by a party—so called to avoid confusion with the legal senses of deed and action.
  3. (uncountable) Pretending.
  4. (uncountable, drama) The occupation of an actor.

Derived terms

  • shadow acting

Translations

Anagrams

  • Tangic

Chinese

Etymology

From English acting.

Pronunciation

Verb

acting

  1. (Hong Kong Cantonese, intransitive, also rarely transitive) to act up; to temporarily assume duties or authorities of another person when they are unable to do their job

Source: wiktionary.org