Definition of distending

"distending" in the verb sense

1. dilate, distend

become wider

"His pupils were dilated"

2. distend

cause to expand as it by internal pressure

"The gas distended the animal's body"

3. distend

swell from or as if from internal pressure

"The distended bellies of the starving cows"

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distending in Scrabble®

The word distending 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: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters distending:

DISTENDING
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

denting, dentins, dieting, dingies, dinting, distend, editing, endings, ignited, ignites, indents, indited, indites, intends, nesting, sending, tending, tensing, tidings

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word distending

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

DISTENDING
(135)
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(126)
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(90)
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distending in Words With Friends™

The word distending 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™ Plays In The Letters distending:

DISTENDING
(198)
DISTENDING
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (19 words)

denting, dentins, dieting, dingies, dinting, distend, editing, endings, ignited, ignites, indents, indited, indites, intends, nesting, sending, tending, tensing, tidings

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word distending

DISTENDING
(198)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In distending

DISTENDING
(198)
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(198)
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(120)
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(108)
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Words containing the sequence distending

Words that start with distending (1 word)

Words with distending in them (1 word)

Words that end with distending (3 words)

Word Growth involving distending

Shorter words in distending

is distend

en end tend distend

en ten tend distend

in din ding ending tending

en end ending tending

en end tend tending

en ten tend tending

Longer words containing distending

overdistending

undistending