Definition of illustrating

"illustrating" in the verb sense

1. exemplify, illustrate, instance

clarify by giving an example of

2. illustrate

depict with an illustration

3. illustrate

supply with illustrations

"illustrate a book with drawings"

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illustrating in Scrabble®

The word illustrating 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 illustrating:

ILLUSTRATING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (51 words)

airguns, airings, aisling, anglist, arillus, arising, gastrin, guitars, install, instill, insular, intagli, intrust, intuits, lairing, langurs, lasting, lilting, lingual, listing, lugsail, lusting, railing, raising, ratings, ratting, rituals, rulings, rusting, rutting, sailing, salting, silting, sitting, slating, staring, starlit, stating, straint, suiting, tailgun, tailing, tasting, tauting, tilings, tilling, tilting, titular, transit, truants, urinals

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word illustrating

ILLUSTRATING
(144)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In illustrating

ILLUSTRATING
(144)
ILLUSTRATING
(135)
ILLUSTRATING
(96)
ILLUSTRATING
(90)
LAIRING
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LASTING
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SUITING
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INTAGLI
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STATING
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RAILING
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LUGSAIL
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RATTING
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TAUTING
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TASTING
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AIRGUNS
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LANGURS
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SALTING
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LISTING
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TAILING
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ANGLIST
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RUTTING
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TILINGS
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LINGUAL
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LILTING
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SLATING
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GASTRIN
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TAILGUN
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STARING
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AISLING
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RAISING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GUITARS
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AIRGUNS
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STARING
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INTAGLI
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TILINGS
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STATING
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ANGLIST
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RUSTING
(80 = 30 + 50)
RULINGS
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LILTING
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LUGSAIL
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LINGUAL
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SAILING
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SILTING
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LANGURS
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RUTTING
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AISLING
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TAILING
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LANGURS
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TASTING
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ARISING
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LISTING
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TAILGUN
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TAUTING
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GUITARS
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SALTING
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RATINGS
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LINGUAL
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RAISING
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RAILING
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GASTRIN
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SLATING
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LUSTING
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TILLING
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AIRINGS
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SITTING
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LASTING
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RATTING
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TILTING
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LAIRING
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SUITING
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AIRGUNS
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ARILLUS
(78 = 28 + 50)
INTUITS
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INTRUST
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INSULAR
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STARLIT
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URINALS
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INSTILL
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TRANSIT
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RITUALS
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TITULAR
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TRUANTS
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STRAINT
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INSTALL
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AISLING
(77 = 27 + 50)
RUTTING
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RUTTING
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TASTING
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RUTTING
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SAILING
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SALTING
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TAILGUN
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SUITING
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TAILING
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illustrating in Words With Friends™

The word illustrating 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: 18

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

ILLUSTRATING
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (51 words)

airguns, airings, aisling, anglist, arillus, arising, gastrin, guitars, install, instill, insular, intagli, intrust, intuits, lairing, langurs, lasting, lilting, lingual, listing, lugsail, lusting, railing, raising, ratings, ratting, rituals, rulings, rusting, rutting, sailing, salting, silting, sitting, slating, staring, starlit, stating, straint, suiting, tailgun, tailing, tasting, tauting, tilings, tilling, tilting, titular, transit, truants, urinals

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word illustrating

ILLUSTRATING
(216)
ILLUSTRATING
(198)
ILLUSTRATING
(198)
ILLUSTRATING
(198)
ILLUSTRATING
(168)
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(132)
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(92)
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(84)
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(80)
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(76)
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(72)
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(72)
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(72)
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(72)
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(52)
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(48)
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(48)
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(48)
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(44)
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(44)
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(27)
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(25)
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(24)
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(23)
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(23)
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(23)
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(22)
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(22)
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(21)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In illustrating

ILLUSTRATING
(216)
ILLUSTRATING
(198)
ILLUSTRATING
(198)
ILLUSTRATING
(198)
ILLUSTRATING
(168)
ILLUSTRATING
(132)
LUGSAIL
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LINGUAL
(98 = 63 + 35)
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LINGUAL
(98 = 63 + 35)
LINGUAL
(98 = 63 + 35)
LINGUAL
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LANGURS
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LUSTING
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RULINGS
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TILLING
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TAILGUN
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LILTING
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SLATING
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LINGUAL
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LISTING
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INTAGLI
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RAILING
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SILTING
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ANGLIST
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ANGLIST
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LASTING
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SALTING
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ILLUSTRATING
(92)
LINGUAL
(92 = 57 + 35)
RUTTING
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TILINGS
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LUGSAIL
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RULINGS
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ARILLUS
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RATTING
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ARISING
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TASTING
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GASTRIN
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LUSTING
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LUSTING
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TAILGUN
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LANGURS
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LUGSAIL
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TILLING
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LUSTING
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LANGURS
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RATINGS
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TAUTING
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SALTING
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LAIRING
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SAILING
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ILLUSTRATING
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LUSTING
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TAILGUN
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ARILLUS
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INSTILL
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STARING
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LANGURS
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LILTING
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INSTALL
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TAILGUN
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RAISING
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Words within the letters of illustrating

2 letter words in illustrating (14 words)

10 letter words in illustrating (1 word)

11 letter words in illustrating (1 word)

12 letter words in illustrating (1 word)

illustrating + 2 blanks (1 word)

Words containing the sequence illustrating

Words that start with illustrating (1 word)

Words with illustrating in them (1 word)

Words that end with illustrating (3 words)

Word Growth involving illustrating

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