Definition of appropriating

"appropriating" in the verb sense

1. allow, appropriate, earmark, set aside, reserve

give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause

"I will earmark this money for your research"

"She sets aside time for meditation every day"

2. appropriate, capture, seize, conquer

take possession of by force, as after an invasion

"the invaders seized the land and property of the inhabitants"

"The army seized the town"

"The militia captured the castle"

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appropriating in Scrabble®

The word appropriating is playable in Scrabble®, but 1 blank substituting for the letter 'p' is 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: 17

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters appropriating:

APPROPRIATING
(189)
APPROPRIATING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

agitpop, airport, appoint, arraign, atropia, ignitor, orating, pairing, paragon, parting, popping, porting, prating, rapping, rapport, rioting, ripping, roaring, tapping, tarring, tipping, topping

 

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In appropriating

APPROPRIATING
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appropriating in Words With Friends™

The word appropriating is playable in Words With Friends™, but 1 blank substituting for the letter 'p' is 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: 21

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

APPROPRIATING
(279)
APPROPRIATING
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (22 words)

agitpop, airport, appoint, arraign, atropia, ignitor, orating, pairing, paragon, parting, popping, porting, prating, rapping, rapport, rioting, ripping, roaring, tapping, tarring, tipping, topping

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word appropriating

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

APPROPRIATING
(279)
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Words within the letters of appropriating

2 letter words in appropriating (16 words)

9 letter words in appropriating (1 word)

10 letter words in appropriating (1 word)

13 letter words in appropriating (1 word)

appropriating + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence appropriating

Words that start with appropriating (1 word)

Words with appropriating in them (1 word)

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