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Definition of encircling

"encircling" in the verb sense

1. encircle, circle

form or draw a circle around

"encircle the errors"

2. gird, encircle

bind with something round or circular

"encircling" in the adjective sense

1. encircling, skirting

being all around the edges enclosing

"his encircling arms"

"the room's skirting board needs painting"

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

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Quotations for encircling

O ye gods! what thick encircling darkness blinds the minds of men! [ Ovid ]

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encircling in Scrabble®

The word encircling 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 encircling:

ENCIRCLING
(144)
ENCIRCLING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

ceiling, clinger, incline, reicing, reining

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word encircling

ENCIRCLING
(144)
ENCIRCLING
(144)
ENCIRCLING
(96)
ENCIRCLING
(96)
ENCIRCLING
(72)
ENCIRCLING
(64)
ENCIRCLING
(60)
ENCIRCLING
(60)
ENCIRCLING
(60)
ENCIRCLING
(60)
ENCIRCLING
(54)
ENCIRCLING
(54)
ENCIRCLING
(51)
ENCIRCLING
(50)
ENCIRCLING
(48)
ENCIRCLING
(46)
ENCIRCLING
(40)
ENCIRCLING
(38)
ENCIRCLING
(38)
ENCIRCLING
(38)
ENCIRCLING
(38)
ENCIRCLING
(38)
ENCIRCLING
(36)
ENCIRCLING
(36)
ENCIRCLING
(34)
ENCIRCLING
(34)
ENCIRCLING
(34)
ENCIRCLING
(34)
ENCIRCLING
(34)
ENCIRCLING
(32)
ENCIRCLING
(32)
ENCIRCLING
(32)
ENCIRCLING
(30)
ENCIRCLING
(30)
ENCIRCLING
(27)
ENCIRCLING
(23)
ENCIRCLING
(21)
ENCIRCLING
(21)
ENCIRCLING
(20)
ENCIRCLING
(20)
ENCIRCLING
(20)
ENCIRCLING
(19)
ENCIRCLING
(18)
ENCIRCLING
(18)

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

ENCIRCLING
(144)
ENCIRCLING
(144)
ENCIRCLING
(96)
ENCIRCLING
(96)
CLINGER
(90 = 40 + 50)
CEILING
(90 = 40 + 50)
REICING
(90 = 40 + 50)
REICING
(89 = 39 + 50)
CLINGER
(89 = 39 + 50)
CEILING
(89 = 39 + 50)
REICING
(89 = 39 + 50)
INCLINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
INCLINE
(86 = 36 + 50)
CLINGER
(86 = 36 + 50)
CEILING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REICING
(86 = 36 + 50)
REICING
(83 = 33 + 50)
REICING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CEILING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CEILING
(83 = 33 + 50)
REICING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CLINGER
(83 = 33 + 50)
CEILING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CEILING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CLINGER
(83 = 33 + 50)
CLINGER
(83 = 33 + 50)
CEILING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CLINGER
(83 = 33 + 50)
REICING
(83 = 33 + 50)
REICING
(83 = 33 + 50)
CLINGER
(83 = 33 + 50)
CLINGER
(83 = 33 + 50)
CEILING
(83 = 33 + 50)
REINING
(82 = 32 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
REINING
(80 = 30 + 50)
CEILING
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CLINGER
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
REICING
(80 = 30 + 50)
INCLINE
(80 = 30 + 50)
CLINGER
(78 = 28 + 50)
CEILING
(78 = 28 + 50)
CLINGER
(78 = 28 + 50)
REINING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REINING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REINING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REINING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REINING
(77 = 27 + 50)
REINING
(77 = 27 + 50)
INCLINE
(77 = 27 + 50)
REINING
(77 = 27 + 50)
CEILING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CEILING
(76 = 26 + 50)
INCLINE
(76 = 26 + 50)
REICING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CLINGER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CEILING
(76 = 26 + 50)
CLINGER
(76 = 26 + 50)
CLINGER
(76 = 26 + 50)
INCLINE
(74 = 24 + 50)
CEILING
(74 = 24 + 50)
REICING
(74 = 24 + 50)
REICING
(74 = 24 + 50)
REICING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CLINGER
(74 = 24 + 50)
REINING
(74 = 24 + 50)
REICING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CLINGER
(74 = 24 + 50)
CLINGER
(74 = 24 + 50)
CEILING
(74 = 24 + 50)
REICING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CEILING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CEILING
(74 = 24 + 50)
REICING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CEILING
(74 = 24 + 50)
REICING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CLINGER
(74 = 24 + 50)
CEILING
(74 = 24 + 50)
CLINGER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REICING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CLINGER
(72 = 22 + 50)
CLINGER
(72 = 22 + 50)
REICING
(72 = 22 + 50)
REICING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CLINGER
(72 = 22 + 50)
INCLINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
INCLINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
INCLINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
INCLINE
(72 = 22 + 50)
REICING
(72 = 22 + 50)
REICING
(72 = 22 + 50)
REINING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CLINGER
(72 = 22 + 50)
CEILING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CEILING
(72 = 22 + 50)
CEILING
(72 = 22 + 50)
ENCIRCLING
(72)
CEILING
(72 = 22 + 50)
REICING
(72 = 22 + 50)
INCLINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CEILING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REICING
(70 = 20 + 50)
CEILING
(70 = 20 + 50)
CLINGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
INCLINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REINING
(70 = 20 + 50)
CLINGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
CEILING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REICING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REINING
(70 = 20 + 50)
INCLINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
CEILING
(70 = 20 + 50)
CLINGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
CLINGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
CLINGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
REINING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REINING
(70 = 20 + 50)
INCLINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
INCLINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REICING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REINING
(70 = 20 + 50)
INCLINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REINING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REINING
(70 = 20 + 50)
REICING
(70 = 20 + 50)
CEILING
(70 = 20 + 50)
INCLINE
(70 = 20 + 50)
REICING
(70 = 20 + 50)
CLINGER
(70 = 20 + 50)
INCLINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
REINING
(68 = 18 + 50)
REINING
(68 = 18 + 50)
INCLINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
CEILING
(68 = 18 + 50)
REINING
(68 = 18 + 50)
REINING
(68 = 18 + 50)
INCLINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
INCLINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
REINING
(68 = 18 + 50)
INCLINE
(68 = 18 + 50)
REINING
(68 = 18 + 50)
INCLINE
(67 = 17 + 50)
CEILING
(66 = 16 + 50)
REICING
(66 = 16 + 50)
REINING
(66 = 16 + 50)
REINING
(66 = 16 + 50)
REINING
(66 = 16 + 50)
CEILING
(66 = 16 + 50)
CLINGER
(66 = 16 + 50)
CEILING
(66 = 16 + 50)
REINING
(66 = 16 + 50)
REINING
(66 = 16 + 50)
REICING
(66 = 16 + 50)
CLINGER
(65 = 15 + 50)
CLINGER
(65 = 15 + 50)
INCLINE
(64 = 14 + 50)
REICING
(64 = 14 + 50)
CLINGER
(64 = 14 + 50)
CEILING
(64 = 14 + 50)
REINING
(64 = 14 + 50)
REICING
(64 = 14 + 50)
CLINGER
(64 = 14 + 50)
REICING
(64 = 14 + 50)
REICING
(64 = 14 + 50)
ENCIRCLING
(64)
REICING
(64 = 14 + 50)
CEILING
(64 = 14 + 50)
REICING
(64 = 14 + 50)
INCLINE
(63 = 13 + 50)
REICING
(63 = 13 + 50)
REICING
(63 = 13 + 50)
CEILING
(63 = 13 + 50)
INCLINE
(63 = 13 + 50)
INCLINE
(63 = 13 + 50)
CLINGER
(63 = 13 + 50)
INCLINE
(63 = 13 + 50)
CEILING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CEILING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CEILING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CLINGER
(62 = 12 + 50)
REINING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CLINGER
(62 = 12 + 50)
REINING
(62 = 12 + 50)
REICING
(62 = 12 + 50)
REICING
(62 = 12 + 50)
REINING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CLINGER
(62 = 12 + 50)
CEILING
(62 = 12 + 50)
REICING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CEILING
(62 = 12 + 50)
CLINGER
(62 = 12 + 50)
CLINGER
(62 = 12 + 50)
REINING
(62 = 12 + 50)
INCLINE
(62 = 12 + 50)
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encircling in Words With Friends™

The word encircling 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 encircling:

ENCIRCLING
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

ceiling, clinger, incline, reicing, reining

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word encircling

ENCIRCLING
(279)
ENCIRCLING
(243)
ENCIRCLING
(150)
ENCIRCLING
(138)
ENCIRCLING
(100)
ENCIRCLING
(96)
ENCIRCLING
(93)
ENCIRCLING
(93)
ENCIRCLING
(92)
ENCIRCLING
(92)
ENCIRCLING
(88)
ENCIRCLING
(88)
ENCIRCLING
(87)
ENCIRCLING
(84)
ENCIRCLING
(84)
ENCIRCLING
(81)
ENCIRCLING
(70)
ENCIRCLING
(66)
ENCIRCLING
(62)
ENCIRCLING
(58)
ENCIRCLING
(54)
ENCIRCLING
(54)
ENCIRCLING
(50)
ENCIRCLING
(46)
ENCIRCLING
(42)
ENCIRCLING
(42)
ENCIRCLING
(42)
ENCIRCLING
(42)
ENCIRCLING
(33)
ENCIRCLING
(31)
ENCIRCLING
(29)
ENCIRCLING
(29)
ENCIRCLING
(28)
ENCIRCLING
(28)
ENCIRCLING
(27)
ENCIRCLING
(27)
ENCIRCLING
(27)
ENCIRCLING
(26)
ENCIRCLING
(25)
ENCIRCLING
(25)
ENCIRCLING
(25)
ENCIRCLING
(25)
ENCIRCLING
(24)
ENCIRCLING
(24)
ENCIRCLING
(24)
ENCIRCLING
(24)

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

ENCIRCLING
(279)
ENCIRCLING
(243)
ENCIRCLING
(150)
ENCIRCLING
(138)
REICING
(110 = 75 + 35)
CEILING
(107 = 72 + 35)
CLINGER
(107 = 72 + 35)
INCLINE
(104 = 69 + 35)
REICING
(104 = 69 + 35)
CEILING
(101 = 66 + 35)
CLINGER
(101 = 66 + 35)
CEILING
(101 = 66 + 35)
CLINGER
(101 = 66 + 35)
CLINGER
(101 = 66 + 35)
CEILING
(101 = 66 + 35)
ENCIRCLING
(100)
INCLINE
(98 = 63 + 35)
REICING
(98 = 63 + 35)
REICING
(98 = 63 + 35)
REICING
(98 = 63 + 35)
INCLINE
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENCIRCLING
(96)
CEILING
(95 = 60 + 35)
CLINGER
(95 = 60 + 35)
CEILING
(95 = 60 + 35)
ENCIRCLING
(93)
ENCIRCLING
(93)
ENCIRCLING
(92)
REICING
(92 = 57 + 35)
ENCIRCLING
(92)
REINING
(92 = 57 + 35)
REINING
(92 = 57 + 35)
CLINGER
(91 = 56 + 35)
CLINGER
(91 = 56 + 35)
CEILING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CEILING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CEILING
(91 = 56 + 35)
CLINGER
(91 = 56 + 35)
CEILING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CEILING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CEILING
(89 = 54 + 35)
CLINGER
(89 = 54 + 35)
CLINGER
(89 = 54 + 35)
CLINGER
(89 = 54 + 35)
ENCIRCLING
(88)
ENCIRCLING
(88)
REICING
(87 = 52 + 35)
ENCIRCLING
(87)
INCLINE
(87 = 52 + 35)
REICING
(87 = 52 + 35)
INCLINE
(87 = 52 + 35)
INCLINE
(87 = 52 + 35)
REICING
(87 = 52 + 35)
REICING
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
REICING
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
REINING
(86 = 51 + 35)
REINING
(86 = 51 + 35)
INCLINE
(86 = 51 + 35)
ENCIRCLING
(84)
ENCIRCLING
(84)
CLINGER
(83 = 48 + 35)
CLINGER
(83 = 48 + 35)
CEILING
(83 = 48 + 35)
ENCIRCLING
(81)
REICING
(80 = 45 + 35)
REINING
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCLINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
REINING
(80 = 45 + 35)
INCLINE
(80 = 45 + 35)
REINING
(80 = 45 + 35)
REICING
(80 = 45 + 35)
REINING
(80 = 45 + 35)
CEILING
(79 = 44 + 35)
REINING
(79 = 44 + 35)
REINING
(79 = 44 + 35)
CLINGER
(79 = 44 + 35)
REINING
(79 = 44 + 35)
CLINIC
(78)
INCLINE
(77 = 42 + 35)
CEILING
(75 = 40 + 35)
CLINGER
(75 = 40 + 35)
REINING
(74 = 39 + 35)
REINING
(74 = 39 + 35)
REICING
(73 = 38 + 35)
CLINIC
(72)
CLINGER
(71 = 36 + 35)
CLINGER
(71 = 36 + 35)
CEILING
(71 = 36 + 35)
CEILING
(71 = 36 + 35)
ENCIRCLING
(70)
CIRCLE
(69)
CIRCLE
(69)
INCLINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
INCLINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CLINGER
(69 = 34 + 35)
REICING
(69 = 34 + 35)
CLERIC
(69)
CLERIC
(69)
REINING
(69 = 34 + 35)
CEILING
(69 = 34 + 35)
ICICLE
(69)
INCLINE
(69 = 34 + 35)
CLINGER
(67 = 32 + 35)
REICING
(67 = 32 + 35)
CEILING
(67 = 32 + 35)
CLINGER
(67 = 32 + 35)
CLINGER
(67 = 32 + 35)
CEILING
(67 = 32 + 35)
CEILING
(67 = 32 + 35)
CEILING
(67 = 32 + 35)
CLINGER
(67 = 32 + 35)
RICING
(66)
IRENIC
(66)
CERING
(66)
CLINIC
(66)
CRINGE
(66)
CLINIC
(66)
ENCIRCLING
(66)
REICING
(65 = 30 + 35)
REICING
(65 = 30 + 35)
REICING
(65 = 30 + 35)
CLINGER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CLINGER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CEILING
(65 = 30 + 35)
CLINGER
(65 = 30 + 35)
CEILING
(65 = 30 + 35)
INCLINE
(65 = 30 + 35)
INCLINE
(65 = 30 + 35)
CEILING
(65 = 30 + 35)
REICING
(65 = 30 + 35)
REICING
(65 = 30 + 35)
REINING
(65 = 30 + 35)
INCLINE
(65 = 30 + 35)
INCLINE
(65 = 30 + 35)
INCLINE
(65 = 30 + 35)
REICING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CIRCLE
(63)
ICICLE
(63)
CEILING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CLERIC
(63)
CLINGER
(63 = 28 + 35)
REICING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CLINGER
(63 = 28 + 35)
CLINGER
(63 = 28 + 35)
LIGNIN
(63)
CLERIC
(63)
CIRCLE
(63)
CEILING
(63 = 28 + 35)
REICING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CEILING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CEILING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CLINGER
(63 = 28 + 35)
INCLINE
(63 = 28 + 35)
CLINGER
(63 = 28 + 35)
REINING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CEILING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CEILING
(63 = 28 + 35)
INCLINE
(63 = 28 + 35)
ICICLE
(63)
INCLINE
(63 = 28 + 35)
REICING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CLINGER
(63 = 28 + 35)
CLINGER
(63 = 28 + 35)
CEILING
(63 = 28 + 35)
CLINGER
(63 = 28 + 35)
ENCIRCLING
(62)
REICING
(61 = 26 + 35)
REINING
(61 = 26 + 35)
REINING
(61 = 26 + 35)
INCLINE
(61 = 26 + 35)
REICING
(61 = 26 + 35)
REINING
(61 = 26 + 35)
INCLINE
(61 = 26 + 35)
INCLINE
(61 = 26 + 35)
INCLINE
(61 = 26 + 35)
REINING
(61 = 26 + 35)
REINING
(61 = 26 + 35)
INCLINE
(61 = 26 + 35)
REICING
(61 = 26 + 35)
REICING
(61 = 26 + 35)
REICING
(61 = 26 + 35)
INCLINE
(61 = 26 + 35)
REICING
(61 = 26 + 35)
REICING
(61 = 26 + 35)
INCLINE
(61 = 26 + 35)
RICING
(60)
CLINGER
(60 = 25 + 35)
CLING
(60)
RICING
(60)
CRINGE
(60)
CERING
(60)
CERING
(60)
REINING
(59 = 24 + 35)
CEILING
(59 = 24 + 35)
REINING
(59 = 24 + 35)
REINING
(59 = 24 + 35)
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Words within the letters of encircling

2 letter words in encircling (4 words)

eleninre

3 letter words in encircling (10 words)

erggelginiceinnireleglienilrig

4 letter words in encircling (17 words)

girlgirnglengrinicerlicelienlierlinelireniceninereinricerielrilering

5 letter words in encircling (13 words)

clineclingiciericinginneriringlinenlinernicerreignrelicreninricin

6 letter words in encircling (15 words)

ceringcircleclericcliniccringegirliegirnelicicleinlineirenicligninlingerliningricingriling

7 letter words in encircling (5 words)

ceilingclingerinclinereicingreining

8 letter words in encircling (4 words)

circlingclingierinclinerrelining

9 letter words in encircling (2 words)

licencingreclining

10 letter words in encircling (1 word)

encircling

encircling + 1 blank (3 words)

encirclingsrecalciningreconciling
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Words containing the sequence encircling

Words that start with encircling (2 words)

encirclingencirclings

Words with encircling in them (1 word)

encircling

Words that end with encircling (1 word)

encircling
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Word Growth involving encircling

Shorter words in encircling

in cling circling

en

Longer words containing encircling

encirclings