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Definition of constraining

"constraining" in the verb sense

1. enforce, impose, constrain

compel to behave in a certain way

"Social relations impose courtesy"

"duty constrains one to act often contrary to one's desires or inclinations"

2. restrain, confine, hold, constrain

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

"This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"

"About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"

"The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"

"The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

3. stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain

severely restrict in scope or extent

"tighten the rules"

"stiffen the regulations"

"constraining" in the adjective sense

1. confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting

restricting the scope or freedom of action

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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constraining in Scrabble®

The word constraining 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® Play In The Letters constraining:

CONSTRAINING

(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (72 words)

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The word constraining 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: 20

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CONSTRAINING

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Words within the letters of constraining

2 letter words in constraining (17 words)

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3 letter words in constraining (51 words)

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4 letter words in constraining (87 words)

5 letter words in constraining (96 words)

8 letter words in constraining (29 words)

9 letter words in constraining (19 words)

agonistic aniconist anointing cantoning cognisant constrain ignitrons ignorants inactions incanting inorganic intonings nongrains orgiastic originant rationing signorina straining trainings

10 letter words in constraining (6 words)

canonising containing nongastric notarising originants sonicating

11 letter words in constraining (4 words)

cantonising incognisant narcotising sanctioning

12 letter words in constraining (1 word)

constraining

constraining + 2 blanks (4 words)

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Words containing the sequence constraining

Words that start with constraining (2 words)

constraining constrainingly

Words with constraining in them (1 word)

constraining

Words that end with constraining (5 words)

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Shorter words in constraining

on con cons constrain

ai rain train strain constrain

in rain train strain constrain

ai rain train strain straining

in rain train strain straining

ai rain raining training straining

in rain raining training straining

ai rain train training straining

in rain train training straining

Longer words containing constraining

constrainingly

nonconstraining

overconstraining

unconstraining

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Definition of constraining

"constraining" in the verb sense

1. enforce, impose, constrain

2. restrain, confine, hold, constrain

3. stiffen, tighten, tighten up, constrain

"constraining" in the adjective sense

1. confining, constraining, constrictive, limiting, restricting

constraining in Scrabble®

Scrabble® Letter Score: 15

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constraining in Words With Friends™

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

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5 letter words in constraining (96 words)

6 letter words in constraining (88 words)

7 letter words in constraining (72 words)

8 letter words in constraining (29 words)

9 letter words in constraining (19 words)

10 letter words in constraining (6 words)

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constraining + 2 blanks (4 words)

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