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Definition of whitewashing

"whitewashing" in the verb sense

1. whitewash, gloss over, sleek over, hush up

cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

"Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin"

"She tried to gloss over her mistakes"

2. whitewash

cover with whitewash

"whitewash walls"

3. whitewash

exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data

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Quotations for whitewashing

There is hardly a person in the House of Commons worth painting, though many of them would be better for a little whitewashing. [ Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Grey ]

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whitewashing in Scrabble®

The word whitewashing 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: 25

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters whitewashing:

WHITEWASHING
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (24 words)

eighths, hashing, heating, heights, highest, ignites, insight, nightie, seating, shewing, stewing, teasing, thawing, twinges, waiting, washing, wasting, weights, whinges, whitens, whiting, whitish, winiest, wishing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word whitewashing

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(297)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In whitewashing

WHITEWASHING
(297)
WHITEWASHING
(252)
WHITEWASHING
(198)
WHITEWASHING
(168)
WHITEWASHING
(120)
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(120)
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(116)
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(112)
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(108)
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THAWING
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WHITENS
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WINIEST
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whitewashing in Words With Friends™

The word whitewashing 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: 25

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

WHITEWASHING
(315)
WHITEWASHING
(315)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (24 words)

eighths, hashing, heating, heights, highest, ignites, insight, nightie, seating, shewing, stewing, teasing, thawing, twinges, waiting, washing, wasting, weights, whinges, whitens, whiting, whitish, winiest, wishing

 

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

WHITEWASHING
(315)
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(315)
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(297)
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(198)
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EIGHTHS
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TWINGES
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WASHING
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WEIGHTS
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THAWING
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WINIEST
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WHITEWASHING
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WHITEWASHING
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Words within the letters of whitewashing

2 letter words in whitewashing (16 words)

agahaianasatehenhahehiinisittawe

3 letter words in whitewashing (54 words)

ageaisantashateaweawneatensetagasgetginhaghashathawhenheshethewhishitinsitsnagnetnewnitsagsatsawseasetsewshesinsittagtantawteatenthetietinwagwanwaswawwetwigwinwit

4 letter words in whitewashing (107 words)

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5 letter words in whitewashing (79 words)

agentangstaniseashenawingeightgainsgaitsgatesgentsgiantgnashgnatsgnawshangshastehateshawseheathheatsheisthighshingehintsinsetneighnewtsnightsaintsaithsatinshewnshinesightsinewsingesitinstagestainsteinstingswangswathsweatswineswingthawsthensthighthinethingthinstineatinestingetingstwangtwigstwinetwinswageswaistwaitswaneswantswasteweansweighwhatswheatwhetswhinewhitewhitswightwineswingewingswitan

6 letter words in whitewashing (50 words)

agentsanitisashingaweighaweingeasingeatingeightheightsgeishagiantshastenhatinghawingheathsheighthewinghingesigniteingestneighsnewishnightssatingsawingseitansewingsheathsignetsitingswathetahinithighsthingstieingtingestwangstwinestwingeweighsweightwheatswhineswhingewhitenwhiteswightswingeswitanswithin

7 letter words in whitewashing (24 words)

eighthshashingheatingheightshighestignitesinsightnightieseatingshewingstewingteasingthawingtwingeswaitingwashingwastingweightswhingeswhitenswhitingwhitishwiniestwishing

8 letter words in whitewashing (7 words)

insheathnightiesswathingsweatingwhiniestwhiteishwhitings

9 letter words in whitewashing (3 words)

atheisingsheathingwhitewash

12 letter words in whitewashing (1 word)

whitewashing

whitewashing + 1 blank (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence whitewashing

Words that start with whitewashing (2 words)

whitewashingwhitewashings

Words with whitewashing in them (1 word)

whitewashing

Words that end with whitewashing (1 word)

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Word Growth involving whitewashing

Shorter words in whitewashing

as ash ashing washing

hi shin ashing washing

in shin ashing washing

as ash wash washing

as was wash washing

as ash wash whitewash

as was wash whitewash

hi hit white whitewash

it hit white whitewash

Longer words containing whitewashing

whitewashings