Definition of dreading

"dreading" in the verb sense

1. fear, dread

be afraid or scared of be frightened of

"I fear the winters in Moscow"

"We should not fear the Communists!"

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Quotations for dreading

Dreading that climax of all human ills, The inflammation of his wreekly bills. [ Byron ]

The pilot who is always dreading a rock or a tempest must not complain if he remain a poor fisherman. We must at times trust something to fortune, for fortune has often some share in what happens. [ Metastasio ]

dreading in Scrabble®

The word dreading 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters dreading:

DREADING
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

dandier, deraign, drained, grained, grinded, reading

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word dreading

DREADING
(117)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In dreading

DREADING
(117)
DREADING
(108)
GRINDED
(90 = 40 + 50)
GRINDED
(86 = 36 + 50)
GRAINED
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DANDIER
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READING
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DANDIER
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DANDIER
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GRINDED
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DERAIGN
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DRAINED
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GRINDED
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DANDIER
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READING
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GRINDED
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GRAINED
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READING
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DANDIER
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READING
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GRINDED
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DANDIER
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DERAIGN
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GRAINED
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DANDIER
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DRAINED
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DERAIGN
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GRINDED
(78 = 28 + 50)
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DREADING
(78)
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GRAINED
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DRAINED
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DANDIER
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DERAIGN
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DERAIGN
(76 = 26 + 50)
GRINDED
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(74 = 24 + 50)
GRINDED
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DANDIER
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GRAINED
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DERAIGN
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READING
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DANDIER
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READING
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DANDIER
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GRAINED
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READING
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READING
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READING
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DANDIER
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DERAIGN
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DERAIGN
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DRAINED
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GRINDED
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DREADING
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DANDIER
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READING
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GRINDED
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DANDIER
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READING
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DERAIGN
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dreading in Words With Friends™

The word dreading 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: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters dreading:

DREADING
(102)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

dandier, deraign, drained, grained, grinded, reading

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word dreading

DREADING
(102)
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(90)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In dreading

DREADING
(102)
GRINDED
(95 = 60 + 35)
GRINDED
(95 = 60 + 35)
READING
(92 = 57 + 35)
GRAINED
(92 = 57 + 35)
DERAIGN
(92 = 57 + 35)
READING
(92 = 57 + 35)
GRAINED
(92 = 57 + 35)
DREADING
(90)
DRAINED
(89 = 54 + 35)
DANDIER
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GRINDED
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GRINDED
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GRAINED
(86 = 51 + 35)
READING
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DERAIGN
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DANDIER
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GRINDED
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DRAINED
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READING
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DERAIGN
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GRAINED
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DANDIER
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DRAINED
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DANDIER
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DREADING
(64)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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DANDIER
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DINGED
(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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RANGED
(60)
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RIDGED
(60)
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REAGIN
(57)
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DANDIER
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(57)
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READING
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DINGED
(57)
GRAINED
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ADDING
(57)
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DANDIER
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Words containing the sequence dreading

Words that start with dreading (2 words)

Words with dreading in them (1 word)

Words that end with dreading (4 words)

Word Growth involving dreading

Shorter words in dreading

ad read dread

re read dread

in din ding reading

ad read reading

re read reading

Longer words containing dreading

dreadingly

handreading

speedreading

undreading