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Definition of preferring

"preferring" in the verb sense

1. prefer

like better value more highly

"Some people prefer camping to staying in hotels"

"We prefer sleeping outside"

2. choose, prefer, opt

select as an alternative over another

"I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"

"She opted for the job on the East coast"

3. prefer, favor, favour

promote over another

"he favors his second daughter"

4. prefer

give preference to one creditor over another

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

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Quotations for preferring

Base wealth preferring to eternal praise. [ Homer ]

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another. [ Bible ]

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preferring in Scrabble®

The word preferring 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: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters preferring:

PREFERRING
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

feigner, freeing, fringer, peering, prefire, reefing, refiner, reigner, repiner

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word preferring

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

PREFERRING
(180)
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preferring in Words With Friends™

The word preferring 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: 19

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

PREFERRING
(261)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

feigner, freeing, fringer, peering, prefire, reefing, refiner, reigner, repiner

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word preferring

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

PREFERRING
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(162)
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Words within the letters of preferring

2 letter words in preferring (7 words)

efenifinpepire

3 letter words in preferring (20 words)

ergerrfeefenfigfinfirgeeginirenippegpenperpiepigpinrefrigrip

4 letter words in preferring (17 words)

fernfinefirefreegenegirngringrippeerpierpinepingreefreinriferingripe

5 letter words in preferring (22 words)

feignfinerfirerfreerfriergeniegenregreengriefgripeinferneperpreenprierreferreignrepegrepenrepinriferripenriper

6 letter words in preferring (12 words)

erringfingerfringegirnergriperpingerpreferrefinerefireregriprepineringer

7 letter words in preferring (9 words)

feignerfreeingfringerpeeringprefirereefingrefinerreignerrepiner

8 letter words in preferring (1 word)

fingerer

9 letter words in preferring (1 word)

referring

10 letter words in preferring (1 word)

preferring

preferring + 2 blanks (1 word)

reperforming
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Words containing the sequence preferring

Words that start with preferring (1 word)

preferring

Words with preferring in them (1 word)

preferring

Words that end with preferring (1 word)

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Word Growth involving preferring

Shorter words in preferring

ef ref refer prefer

re ref refer prefer

err erring referring

in ring erring referring

ef ref refer referring

re ref refer referring

Longer words containing preferring

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