Definition of preoccupying

"preoccupying" in the verb sense

1. preoccupy

engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively

"His work preoccupies him"

"The matter preoccupies her completely

2. preoccupy

occupy or take possession of beforehand or before another or appropriate for use in advance

"the army preoccupied the hills"

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preoccupying in Scrabble®

The word preoccupying 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: 24

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters preoccupying:

PREOCCUPYING
(279)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (21 words)

cogency, coppery, coppice, copping, copying, coreign, cornice, couping, cryogen, cryonic, cupping, groupie, porcine, pouncer, pouring, preying, progeny, propine, propyne, urgency, younger

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word preoccupying

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

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(279)
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(243)
PREOCCUPYING
(186)
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(162)
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(120)
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preoccupying in Words With Friends™

The word preoccupying 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: 30

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

PREOCCUPYING
(414)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (21 words)

cogency, coppery, coppice, copping, copying, coreign, cornice, couping, cryogen, cryonic, cupping, groupie, porcine, pouncer, pouring, preying, progeny, propine, propyne, urgency, younger

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word preoccupying

PREOCCUPYING
(414)
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(136)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In preoccupying

PREOCCUPYING
(414)
PREOCCUPYING
(378)
PREOCCUPYING
(360)
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(360)
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(264)
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(228)
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Words within the letters of preoccupying

2 letter words in preoccupying (13 words)

8 letter words in preoccupying (6 words)

9 letter words in preoccupying (7 words)

11 letter words in preoccupying (1 word)

12 letter words in preoccupying (1 word)

Words containing the sequence preoccupying

Words that start with preoccupying (1 word)

Words with preoccupying in them (1 word)

Words that end with preoccupying (2 words)

Word Growth involving preoccupying

Shorter words in preoccupying

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re reoccupy preoccupy

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re reoccupy reoccupying

Longer words containing preoccupying

overpreoccupying