Definition of deteriorating

"deteriorating" in the verb sense

1. deteriorate

become worse or disintegrate

"His mind deteriorated"

2. devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate

grow worse

"Her condition deteriorated"

"Conditions in the slums degenerated"

"The discussion devolved into a shouting match"

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deteriorating in Scrabble®

The word deteriorating 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 deteriorating:

DETERIORATING
(153)
DETERIORATING
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (134 words)

adoring, adorner, aneroid, angered, angioid, angrier, arenite, attired, attirer, darting, denarii, dentate, deraign, derange, dernier, detrain, dietine, dieting, dingier, diorite, dirtier, dottier, dotting, dragnet, drainer, earring, editing, edition, enraged, entreat, eroding, etaerio, garotte, gnarred, goateed, godetia, grained, grainer, grander, granite, granted, grantee, granter, greaten, greater, grenade, grinder, gritted, gritter, groaned, groaner, groined, ignited, igniter, ignitor, ignored, inditer, inerter, inertia, ingrate, integer, ironage, iterate, nattier, negated, negroid, nerdier, nitrate, nitride, nitrite, nittier, notated, oranger, orating, ornater, otarine, raiding, rainier, randier, rangier, rattier, ratting, readier, reading, readorn, reagent, rearing, redoing, regrade, regrant, regrate, regrind, reigned, reigner, reinter, retired, retrade, retrain, retread, retreat, retried, rioting, roaring, rotated, rotting, tainted, tangier, tangoed, tardier, tarried, tarring, tearier, tearing, tentage, tentier, ternate, terrain, terrane, tiering, tintier, tireder, torrent, tradein, trading, trained, trainee, trainer, traitor, treader, treated, treater, treeing, triaene, trident

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word deteriorating

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

DETERIORATING
(153)
DETERIORATING
(153)
DETERIORATING
(102)
DETERIORATING
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GRENADE
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deteriorating in Words With Friends™

The word deteriorating 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: 17

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

DETERIORATING
(189)
DETERIORATING
(189)
DETERIORATING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (134 words)

adoring, adorner, aneroid, angered, angioid, angrier, arenite, attired, attirer, darting, denarii, dentate, deraign, derange, dernier, detrain, dietine, dieting, dingier, diorite, dirtier, dottier, dotting, dragnet, drainer, earring, editing, edition, enraged, entreat, eroding, etaerio, garotte, gnarred, goateed, godetia, grained, grainer, grander, granite, granted, grantee, granter, greaten, greater, grenade, grinder, gritted, gritter, groaned, groaner, groined, ignited, igniter, ignitor, ignored, inditer, inerter, inertia, ingrate, integer, ironage, iterate, nattier, negated, negroid, nerdier, nitrate, nitride, nitrite, nittier, notated, oranger, orating, ornater, otarine, raiding, rainier, randier, rangier, rattier, ratting, readier, reading, readorn, reagent, rearing, redoing, regrade, regrant, regrate, regrind, reigned, reigner, reinter, retired, retrade, retrain, retread, retreat, retried, rioting, roaring, rotated, rotting, tainted, tangier, tangoed, tardier, tarried, tarring, tearier, tearing, tentage, tentier, ternate, terrain, terrane, tiering, tintier, tireder, torrent, tradein, trading, trained, trainee, trainer, traitor, treader, treated, treater, treeing, triaene, trident

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word deteriorating

DETERIORATING
(189)
DETERIORATING
(189)
DETERIORATING
(189)
DETERIORATING
(138)
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(20)
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(19)

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

DETERIORATING
(189)
DETERIORATING
(189)
DETERIORATING
(189)
DETERIORATING
(138)
DETERIORATING
(126)
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Words within the letters of deteriorating

2 letter words in deteriorating (18 words)

11 letter words in deteriorating (3 words)

12 letter words in deteriorating (1 word)

13 letter words in deteriorating (1 word)

deteriorating + 1 blank (2 words)

deteriorating + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence deteriorating

Words that start with deteriorating (1 word)

Words with deteriorating in them (1 word)

Words that end with deteriorating (2 words)

Word Growth involving deteriorating

Shorter words in deteriorating

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Longer words containing deteriorating

undeteriorating