Definition of destroying

"destroying" in the verb sense

1. destroy, destruct

do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of

"The fire destroyed the house"

2. destroy, ruin

destroy completely damage irreparably

"You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"

"The tears ruined her make-up"

3. demolish, destroy

defeat soundly and humiliatingly

"The home team demolished the visitors"

4. destroy, put down

put (an animal) to death

"The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"

"the sick cat had to be put down"

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Quotations for destroying

Faith loves to lean on time's destroying arm. [ Holmes ]

In destroying the predisposition to anger, science of all kinds is useful; but the mathematics possess the property in the most eminent degree. [ Dr. Rush ]

For my part, it is not the mystery of the incarnation which I discover in religion, but the mystery of social order, which associates with heaven that idea of equality which prevents the rich from destroying the poor. [ Napoleon I ]

Love works miracles every day: such as weakening the strong, and strengthening the weak; making fools of the wise, and wise men of fools; favoring the passions, destroying reason, and, in a word, turning everything topsy-turvy. [ Marguerite de Valois ]

The world is divided into two armies. Men make offensive war, women defensive. Love exalts and excites the two parties. They meet hand to hand. Love throws himself into their midst, agitating his torch. But the struggle differs from other battles: instead of destroying, it multiplies the combatants. [ S. Marechal ]

destroying in Scrabble®

The word destroying 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 destroying:

DESTROYING
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (39 words)

density, destiny, destroy, dyeings, editors, eroding, godsent, goiters, goitres, goriest, groined, ignored, ignores, indorse, negroid, norites, orients, redoing, regions, resting, retying, rodents, roisted, rosined, snorted, sortied, sorting, steroid, stinger, stonier, storied, storing, stringy, syringe, tierods, tinders, tindery, triones, triynes

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word destroying

DESTROYING
(171)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In destroying

DESTROYING
(171)
DESTROYING
(144)
DESTROYING
(114)
DYEINGS
(98 = 48 + 50)
DYEINGS
(98 = 48 + 50)
DESTROYING
(96)
DESTROY
(95 = 45 + 50)
TINDERY
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STRINGY
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DENSITY
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TRIYNES
(92 = 42 + 50)
DYEINGS
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TRIYNES
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DYEINGS
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RETYING
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DENSITY
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SYRINGE
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STRINGY
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STRINGY
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GROINED
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TINDERY
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GODSENT
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DESTINY
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STRINGY
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REGIONS
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destroying in Words With Friends™

The word destroying 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: 16

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

DESTROYING
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (39 words)

density, destiny, destroy, dyeings, editors, eroding, godsent, goiters, goitres, goriest, groined, ignored, ignores, indorse, negroid, norites, orients, redoing, regions, resting, retying, rodents, roisted, rosined, snorted, sortied, sorting, steroid, stinger, stonier, storied, storing, stringy, syringe, tierods, tinders, tindery, triones, triynes

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word destroying

DESTROYING
(216)
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(180)
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(132)
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(108)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In destroying

DESTROYING
(216)
DESTROYING
(180)
DESTROYING
(132)
DESTROYING
(108)
RETYING
(101 = 66 + 35)
STRINGY
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DYEINGS
(98 = 63 + 35)
NEGROID
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DESTROYING
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TRIONES
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Words within the letters of destroying

2 letter words in destroying (15 words)

8 letter words in destroying (6 words)

9 letter words in destroying (1 word)

10 letter words in destroying (1 word)

destroying + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence destroying

Words that start with destroying (1 word)

Words with destroying in them (1 word)

Words that end with destroying (3 words)

Word Growth involving destroying

Shorter words in destroying

troy destroy

in yin

Longer words containing destroying

semidestroying

souldestroying