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Is lowering a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word lowering is a Scrabble US word. The word lowering is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is lowering a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word lowering is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

L1O1W4E1R1I1N1G2

Is lowering a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word lowering is a Words With Friends word. The word lowering is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

L2O1W4E1R1I1N2G3

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8-letter words (2 found)

LOWERING,ROWELING,

6-letter words (23 found)

ELOIGN,ERINGO,GIRNEL,GLOIRE,GLOWER,IGNORE,LEGION,LERING,LIENOR,LINGER,LOGIER,LONGER,LORING,LOWING,LOWRIE,NEROLI,OWLIER,OWLING,REGION,REGLOW,ROWING,WIGEON,WINGER,

5-letter words (50 found)

ELOIN,ENROL,ERGON,ERING,GENRO,GIRON,GOIER,GONER,GREIN,GROIN,GRONE,GROWL,GROWN,GWINE,INGLE,IRONE,LIGER,LIGNE,LINER,LINGO,LOGIE,LOGIN,LONER,LONGE,LOWER,LOWNE,NEGRO,NEROL,NIGER,OGLER,OILER,OLEIN,ORIEL,OWING,OWLER,OWNER,OWRIE,REIGN,RENIG,REOIL,REWIN,REWON,RIGOL,ROWEL,ROWEN,ROWIE,WINGE,WONGI,WRING,WRONG,

4-letter words (86 found)

ENOL,ENOW,EORL,ERGO,GIEN,GIRL,GIRN,GIRO,GLEI,GLEN,GLOW,GNOW,GOEL,GOER,GOLE,GONE,GORE,GORI,GOWL,GOWN,GREN,GREW,GRIN,GROW,INGO,INRO,IRON,LEIR,LENG,LENO,LIEN,LIER,LINE,LING,LINO,LION,LIRE,LOGE,LOIN,LOIR,LONE,LONG,LORE,LORN,LOWE,LOWN,LWEI,NIRL,NOEL,NOIL,NOIR,NOLE,NORI,NOWL,OGLE,OGRE,ONER,ONIE,ORLE,OWER,OWIE,OWRE,REGO,REIN,RENO,RIEL,RILE,RINE,RING,ROIL,ROIN,ROLE,RONE,RONG,WEIL,WEIR,WERO,WIEL,WILE,WINE,WING,WINO,WIRE,WORE,WORN,WREN,

3-letter words (57 found)

EGO,ENG,EON,ERG,ERN,GEL,GEN,GEO,GER,GIE,GIN,GIO,GOE,GON,GOR,ING,ION,IRE,LEG,LEI,LEW,LIE,LIG,LIN,LOG,LOR,LOW,NEG,NEW,NIE,NIL,NOG,NOR,NOW,OIL,OLE,ONE,ORE,ORG,OWE,OWL,OWN,REG,REI,REN,REO,REW,RIG,RIN,ROE,ROW,WEN,WIG,WIN,WOE,WOG,WON,

2-letter words (20 found)

EL,EN,ER,EW,GI,GO,IN,IO,LI,LO,NE,NO,OE,OI,ON,OR,OW,RE,WE,WO,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 239 words from lowering according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of lowering

lowering

Etymology 1

c. 1600, "descend, sink, grow less or lower" (intransitive), from lower (adj.), comparative of low (adj.). Transitive meaning "let down, cause to descend" attested from 1650s. Related: Lowered; lowering. In the transitive sense "to cause to descend" the older verb was low. From Middle English lahghenn, (c. 1200), which continued in use into the 18c.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈləʊ.ə.ɹɪŋ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈloʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/, IPA(key): /ˈloʊ.ɹɪŋ/, enPR: lōʹərĭng

Verb

lowering

  1. present participle and gerund of lower

Noun

lowering (plural lowerings)

  1. The act of something being lowered.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English louryng, louringe, lowrynge, later variant of lourand, lowrand, lourande, lowrande, equivalent to lour +‎ -ing. Cognate with Dutch loerend (“lurking, louring”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlaʊərɪŋ/, enPR: ˈlōəriNG
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlaʊərɪŋ/

Adjective

lowering (comparative more lowering, superlative most lowering)

  1. (of sky or environment) Dark and menacing.
    Synonyms: gloomy, threatening
  2. That lowers or frowns.
    Synonyms: frowning, scowling, gloomy, sullen, glowering
  3. Lurking, skulking, menacing.

Noun

lowering (plural lowerings)

  1. Alternative form of louring.
Alternative forms
  • louring
Derived terms

Anagrams

  • roweling

Source: wiktionary.org