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Definition of collecting

"collecting" in the noun sense

1. collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation

the act of gathering something together

"collecting" in the verb sense

1. roll up, collect, accumulate, pile up, amass, compile, hoard

get or gather together

"I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"

"She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"

"She rolled up a small fortune"

2. collect, take in

call for and obtain payment of

"we collected over a million dollars in outstanding debts"

"he collected the rent"

3. gather, garner, collect, pull together

assemble or get together

"gather some stones"

"pull your thoughts together"

4. collect, pull in

get or bring together

"accumulate evidence"

5. collect, pick up, gather up, call for

gather or collect

"You can get the results on Monday"

"She picked up the children at the day care center"

"They pick up our trash twice a week"

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Quotations for collecting

Heaven is attracting to itself whatever is congenial to its nature, is enriching itself by the spoils of earth, and collecting within its capacious bosom whatever is pure, permanent and divine. [ Robert Hall ]

We see a world of pains taken and the best years of life spent in collecting a set of thoughts in a college for the conduct of life, and after all the man so qualified shall hesitate in his speech to a good suit of clothes, and want commonsense before an agreeable woman. Hence it is that wisdom, valour, justice and learning cannot keep a man in countenance that is possessed with these excellencies, if he wants that inferior art of life and behaviour called good-breeding. [ Steele ]

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collecting in Scrabble®

The word collecting 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters collecting:

COLLECTING
(144)
COLLECTING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

celling, collect, conceit, lection, telling, tolling

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word collecting

COLLECTING
(144)
COLLECTING
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COLLECTING
(96)
COLLECTING
(96)
COLLECTING
(72)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In collecting

COLLECTING
(144)
COLLECTING
(144)
COLLECTING
(96)
COLLECTING
(96)
CONCEIT
(94 = 44 + 50)
COLLECT
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COLLECT
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONCEIT
(92 = 42 + 50)
CONCEIT
(92 = 42 + 50)
COLLECT
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(92 = 42 + 50)
CELLING
(90 = 40 + 50)
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(89 = 39 + 50)
CONCEIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
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(86 = 36 + 50)
CONCEIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CELLING
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONCEIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
LECTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
LECTION
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLECT
(86 = 36 + 50)
CONCEIT
(86 = 36 + 50)
COLLECT
(84 = 34 + 50)
CELLING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CELLING
(83 = 33 + 50)
COLLECT
(83 = 33 + 50)
CONCEIT
(83 = 33 + 50)
CELLING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CELLING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CELLING
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CELLING
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TOLLING
(82 = 32 + 50)
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LECTION
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TELLING
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LECTION
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CONCEIT
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(78 = 28 + 50)
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(78 = 28 + 50)
CONCEIT
(78 = 28 + 50)
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(78 = 28 + 50)
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TOLLING
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TOLLING
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LECTION
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CELLING
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CELLING
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LECTION
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CONCEIT
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CONCEIT
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CONCEIT
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CONCEIT
(72 = 22 + 50)
CONCEIT
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CELLING
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TELLING
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collecting in Words With Friends™

The word collecting 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: 21

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

COLLECTING
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (6 words)

celling, collect, conceit, lection, telling, tolling

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word collecting

COLLECTING
(297)
COLLECTING
(225)
COLLECTING
(150)
COLLECTING
(138)
COLLECTING
(100)
COLLECTING
(96)
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(93)
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(70)
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(66)
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(62)
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(62)
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(58)
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(54)
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(50)
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(46)
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(42)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In collecting

COLLECTING
(297)
COLLECTING
(225)
COLLECTING
(150)
COLLECTING
(138)
COLLECT
(116 = 81 + 35)
CELLING
(116 = 81 + 35)
COLLECT
(116 = 81 + 35)
CONCEIT
(113 = 78 + 35)
CONCEIT
(107 = 72 + 35)
CONCEIT
(107 = 72 + 35)
LECTION
(107 = 72 + 35)
COLLECT
(104 = 69 + 35)
CELLING
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CELLING
(104 = 69 + 35)
COLLECT
(104 = 69 + 35)
CONCEIT
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONCEIT
(101 = 66 + 35)
CONCEIT
(101 = 66 + 35)
COLLECTING
(100)
COLLECT
(98 = 63 + 35)
CELLING
(98 = 63 + 35)
CELLING
(98 = 63 + 35)
COLLECTING
(96)
TOLLING
(95 = 60 + 35)
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TELLING
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COLLECT
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CELLING
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COLLECTING
(93)
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(92)
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(92 = 57 + 35)
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(92)
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CONCEIT
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CONCEIT
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COLLECTING
(88)
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(88)
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(84)
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LECTION
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CELTIC
(75)
LECTION
(75 = 40 + 35)
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(73 = 38 + 35)
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CLONIC
(72)
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CONCEIT
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COLLECTING
(70)
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LECTION
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(66)
CLONIC
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INCELL
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CONCEIT
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COLLECT
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COLLECT
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COLLECTING
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(62)
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(61 = 26 + 35)
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TOLLING
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LECTION
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Words containing the sequence collecting

Words that start with collecting (1 word)

collecting

Words with collecting in them (1 word)

collecting

Words that end with collecting (4 words)

collectingovercollectingrecollectingundercollecting
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Word Growth involving collecting

Shorter words in collecting

collect

in tin lectin

in tin ting

Longer words containing collecting

overcollecting

recollecting

undercollecting