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Is tearing a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word tearing is a Scrabble US word. The word tearing is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

T1E1A1R1I1N1G2

Is tearing a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word tearing is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

T1E1A1R1I1N1G2

Is tearing a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word tearing is a Words With Friends word. The word tearing is worth 10 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1E1A1R1I1N2G3

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7-letter words (5 found)

GRANITE,GRATINE,INGRATE,TANGIER,TEARING,

6-letter words (25 found)

AIGRET,ARGENT,EARING,EATING,ENGIRT,GAINER,GAITER,GARNET,GRAINE,GRATIN,INGATE,RATINE,RATING,REAGIN,REGAIN,REGINA,RETAIN,RETINA,TAEING,TAGINE,TANGIE,TARING,TEAING,TIRAGE,TRIAGE,

5-letter words (44 found)

AGENT,AGRIN,ANGER,ANTRE,EARNT,ENTIA,ERING,GARNI,GATER,GIANT,GRAIN,GRANT,GRATE,GREAT,GREIN,INERT,INTER,INTRA,IRATE,NGATI,NIGER,NITER,NITRE,RAINE,RANGE,RANGI,REGNA,REIGN,RENGA,RENIG,RETAG,RETIA,RIANT,TANGI,TARGE,TENIA,TERAI,TERGA,TIGER,TINEA,TINGE,TRAGI,TRAIN,TRINE,

4-letter words (82 found)

AGEN,AGER,AGIN,AINE,AIRN,AIRT,ANTE,ANTI,AREG,ARET,ARTI,EARN,EINA,ETNA,GAEN,GAIN,GAIR,GAIT,GANE,GANT,GARE,GARI,GART,GATE,GEAN,GEAR,GEAT,GEIT,GENA,GENT,GERT,GETA,GIEN,GIRN,GIRT,GITE,GNAR,GNAT,GRAN,GRAT,GREN,GRIN,GRIT,NARE,NEAR,NEAT,NGAI,NITE,RAGE,RAGI,RAIN,RAIT,RANG,RANI,RANT,RATE,REAN,REIN,RENT,RINE,RING,RITE,TAIG,TAIN,TANE,TANG,TARE,TARN,TEAR,TEIN,TERN,TIAN,TIAR,TIER,TIGE,TINA,TINE,TING,TIRE,TRIE,TRIG,TRIN,

3-letter words (61 found)

AGE,AIN,AIR,AIT,ANE,ANI,ANT,ARE,ART,ATE,EAN,EAR,EAT,ENG,ERA,ERG,ERN,ETA,GAE,GAN,GAR,GAT,GEN,GER,GET,GIE,GIN,GIT,ING,IRE,ITA,NAE,NAG,NAT,NEG,NET,NIE,NIT,RAG,RAI,RAN,RAT,REG,REI,REN,RET,RIA,RIG,RIN,RIT,TAE,TAG,TAI,TAN,TAR,TEA,TEG,TEN,TIE,TIG,TIN,

2-letter words (19 found)

AE,AG,AI,AN,AR,AT,EA,EN,ER,ET,GI,IN,IT,NA,NE,RE,TA,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 237 words from tearing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of tearing

tearing

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɛə.ɹɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɛɹ.ɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ

Verb

tearing

  1. present participle and gerund of tear

Adjective

tearing

  1. (colloquial) enormous; of great size or impact
    a tearing great giant of a man
  2. (colloquial) very hasty
    a tearing hurry

Noun

tearing (usually uncountable, plural tearings)

  1. The act by which something is torn; a laceration.
  2. (computer graphics) Distortion of an animated display when the contents of the framebuffer are rendered while it contains portions of two or more frames.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɪə.ɹɪŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɪɹ.ɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪəɹɪŋ

Noun

tearing (uncountable)

  1. (medicine) continuous shedding of tears; epiphora
Related terms

tear_up#Etymology_2

Anagrams

  • Geraint, Granite, Tangier, angrite, granite, ingrate, tangier

Source: wiktionary.org