Definition of altering

"altering" in the noun sense

1. neutering, fixing, altering

the sterilization of an animal

"they took him to the vet for neutering"

"altering" in the verb sense

1. change, alter, modify

cause to change make different cause a transformation

"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"

"The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

2. change, alter, vary

become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

"her mood changes in accordance with the weather"

"The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season"

3. alter

make an alteration to

"This dress needs to be altered"

4. interpolate, alter, falsify

insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

5. alter, neuter, spay, castrate

remove the ovaries of

"Is your cat spayed?"

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Quotations for altering

Amongst so many borrowed things , I am glad if I can steal one, disguising and altering it for some new service. [ Montaigne ]

Time, whose millioned accidents creep in betwixt vows, and change decrees of kings, tan sacred beauty, blunt the sharpest intents, divert strong minds to the course of altering things. [ William Shakespeare ]

Great art dwells in all that is beautiful; but false art omits or changes all that is ugly. Great art accepts Nature as she is, but directs the eyes and thoughts to what is most perfect in her; false art saves itself the trouble of direction by removing or altering whatever is objectionable. [ John Ruskin ]

altering in Scrabble®

The word altering is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters altering:

ALTERING
(90)
ALTERING
(90)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

aligner, elating, gelatin, genital, granite, ingrate, latrine, learing, ratline, realign, reliant, retinal, ringlet, tagline, tangier, tearing, tingler, trenail

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word altering

ALTERING
(90)
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(90)
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(60)
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(11)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In altering

ALTERING
(90)
ALTERING
(90)
REALIGN
(82 = 32 + 50)
TEARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GENITAL
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRANITE
(82 = 32 + 50)
RINGLET
(82 = 32 + 50)
LEARING
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TINGLER
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GELATIN
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ALIGNER
(82 = 32 + 50)
TANGIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
INGRATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
ELATING
(82 = 32 + 50)
TAGLINE
(82 = 32 + 50)
RINGLET
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RINGLET
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ALIGNER
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INGRATE
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TAGLINE
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ALIGNER
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GELATIN
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TINGLER
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REALIGN
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GRANITE
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TANGIER
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TANGIER
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GENITAL
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TEARING
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TINGLER
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ELATING
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LEARING
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RELIANT
(78 = 28 + 50)
LATRINE
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RATLINE
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RETINAL
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TRENAIL
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GENITAL
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GRANITE
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GENITAL
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ALIGNER
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TANGIER
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LEARING
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ALIGNER
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TINGLER
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LEARING
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GELATIN
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LEARING
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INGRATE
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INGRATE
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RINGLET
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REALIGN
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TINGLER
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INGRATE
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REALIGN
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REALIGN
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TEARING
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ALIGNER
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GELATIN
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TANGIER
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REALIGN
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ELATING
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ELATING
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TANGIER
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RINGLET
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INGRATE
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REALIGN
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GRANITE
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TANGIER
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INGRATE
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GELATIN
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GENITAL
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ELATING
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GELATIN
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RINGLET
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GRANITE
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TINGLER
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RINGLET
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INGRATE
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TINGLER
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TAGLINE
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ALIGNER
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RELIANT
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LATRINE
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RETINAL
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REALIGN
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LATRINE
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RETINAL
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RETINAL
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RATLINE
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INGRATE
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RETINAL
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LATRINE
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RATLINE
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ELATING
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altering in Words With Friends™

The word altering is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters altering:

ALIGNER
(98 = 63 + 35)
GELATIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENITAL
(98 = 63 + 35)
REALIGN
(98 = 63 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (18 words)

aligner, elating, gelatin, genital, granite, ingrate, latrine, learing, ratline, realign, reliant, retinal, ringlet, tagline, tangier, tearing, tingler, trenail

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word altering

ALTERING
(84)
ALTERING
(84)
ALTERING
(60)
ALTERING
(60)
ALTERING
(54)
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(52)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(36)
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(32)
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(28)
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(14)
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(13)
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(13)
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(13)
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(13)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In altering

ALIGNER
(98 = 63 + 35)
GELATIN
(98 = 63 + 35)
GENITAL
(98 = 63 + 35)
REALIGN
(98 = 63 + 35)
TINGLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
LEARING
(92 = 57 + 35)
TAGLINE
(92 = 57 + 35)
TINGLER
(92 = 57 + 35)
TAGLINE
(92 = 57 + 35)
ELATING
(92 = 57 + 35)
RINGLET
(92 = 57 + 35)
ALIGNER
(92 = 57 + 35)
RINGLET
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GRANITE
(89 = 54 + 35)
INGRATE
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TANGIER
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TEARING
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TANGIER
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GENITAL
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ALIGNER
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REALIGN
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LEARING
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LEARING
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TINGLER
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RINGLET
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RETINAL
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ALIGNER
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ELATING
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REALIGN
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ALIGNER
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ELATING
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LEARING
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RINGLET
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RATLINE
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RINGLET
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TAGLINE
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GENITAL
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GELATIN
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TINGLER
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RINGLET
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TINGLER
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ELATING
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TINGLER
(86 = 51 + 35)
REALIGN
(86 = 51 + 35)
ALTERING
(84)
ALTERING
(84)
GRANITE
(83 = 48 + 35)
TEARING
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GRANITE
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TEARING
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GRANITE
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TANGIER
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TANGIER
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INGRATE
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GELATIN
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GELATIN
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GELATIN
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RELIANT
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REALIGN
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RELIANT
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RATLINE
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TRENAIL
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REALIGN
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TAGLINE
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TRENAIL
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REALIGN
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INGRATE
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REALIGN
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TRENAIL
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GENITAL
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RINGLET
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LATRINE
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LATRINE
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TRENAIL
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TAGLINE
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TINGLER
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RINGLET
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LEARING
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RELIANT
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RETINAL
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TINGLER
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INGRATE
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TANGIER
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LATRINE
(71 = 36 + 35)

Words within the letters of altering

2 letter words in altering (12 words)

8 letter words in altering (Anagrams) (6 words)

Words containing the sequence altering

Words that start with altering (1 word)

Words with altering in them (4 words)

Word Growth involving altering

Shorter words in altering

alter

in ring

Longer words containing altering

faltering falteringly unfalteringly

faltering falterings

faltering unfaltering unfalteringly

haltering

mindaltering

paltering

realtering prealtering

unaltering