Definition of endearing

"endearing" in the verb sense

1. endear

make attractive or lovable

"This behavior endeared her to me"

"endearing" in the adjective sense

1. adorable, endearing, lovely

lovable especially in a childlike or naive way

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Quotations for endearing

Even, children followed with endearing wile,
And plucked his gown, to share the good man's smile. [ Goldsmith ]

Thy attributes, how endearing! how parental! all loving, all forgiving. [ Hosea Ballou ]

To a father waxing old, nothing is dearer than a daughter; sons have spirits of a higher pitch, but less inclined to endearing fondness. [ Euripides ]

We value the devotedness of friendship rather as an oblation to vanity, than as a free interchange of hearts; an endearing contract of sympathy, mutual forbearance, and respect. [ Jane Porter ]

endearing in Scrabble®

The word endearing 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters endearing:

ENDEARING
(108)
ENDEARING
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (16 words)

adenine, angered, darning, deraign, derange, earning, engined, enraged, grained, grenade, grinned, nearing, needing, reading, reigned, rending

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word endearing

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

ENDEARING
(108)
ENDEARING
(108)
GRINNED
(86 = 36 + 50)
DERANGE
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GRENADE
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endearing in Words With Friends™

The word endearing 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: 14

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

ENDEARING
(162)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (16 words)

adenine, angered, darning, deraign, derange, earning, engined, enraged, grained, grenade, grinned, nearing, needing, reading, reigned, rending

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word endearing

ENDEARING
(162)
ENDEARING
(96)
ENDEARING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In endearing

ENDEARING
(162)
ENRAGED
(98 = 63 + 35)
ENDEARING
(96)
ENDEARING
(96)
NEEDING
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Words containing the sequence endearing

Words that start with endearing (2 words)

Words with endearing in them (1 word)

Words that end with endearing (1 word)

Word Growth involving endearing

Shorter words in endearing

ar ear dear endear

en end endear

in ring

Longer words containing endearing

endearingly