Definition of restraining

"restraining" in the verb sense

1. restrain, confine, hold, constrain

to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement

"This holds the local until the express passengers change trains"

"About a dozen animals were held inside the stockade"

"The illegal immigrants were held at a detention center"

"The terrorists held the journalists for ransom"

2. restrain, encumber, cumber

restrict (someone or something) so as to make free movement difficult

3. restrain

prevent (someone or something) from doing something

"security guards restrained the reporter from throwing another shoe"

4. restrain, keep, keep back, hold back

prevent the action or expression of

"hold back your anger"

"keep your cool"

"she struggled to restrain her impatience at the delays"

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restraining in Scrabble®

The word restraining 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: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters restraining:

RESTRAINING
(117)
RESTRAINING
(117)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (83 words)

aigrets, airiest, airings, angrier, antigen, antsier, argents, arising, artsier, asinine, earning, earring, entrain, erasing, errants, gainers, gaiters, garners, garnets, garrets, garters, gastrin, gentian, girners, grainer, granite, granter, graters, grinner, grister, igniter, ignites, inertia, ingrain, ingrate, insaner, interns, irisate, nastier, nearing, nesting, rainier, raining, raising, rangers, rangier, ranters, ranting, ratings, rearing, regains, regnant, regrant, reining, renting, restain, resting, retains, retinas, retrain, ringers, rinsing, searing, seating, snaring, stagier, stainer, staring, stinger, strange, tangier, tanners, tarries, tarring, tearing, teasing, tensing, terrain, tiering, tinners, tinnier, trainer, triages

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word restraining

RESTRAINING
(117)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In restraining

RESTRAINING
(117)
RESTRAINING
(117)
SNARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
REINING
(82 = 32 + 50)
STINGER
(82 = 32 + 50)
IGNITER
(82 = 32 + 50)
RAINING
(82 = 32 + 50)
IGNITES
(82 = 32 + 50)
ARGENTS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GAINERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
STARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
AIGRETS
(82 = 32 + 50)
ANGRIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEATING
(82 = 32 + 50)
REARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
TEASING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GAITERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GENTIAN
(82 = 32 + 50)
NEARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRANITE
(82 = 32 + 50)
TRIAGES
(82 = 32 + 50)
TEARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
NESTING
(82 = 32 + 50)
RANGIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGRANT
(82 = 32 + 50)
GIRNERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
SEARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
RESTING
(82 = 32 + 50)
TANGIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
TIERING
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGNANT
(82 = 32 + 50)
EARNING
(82 = 32 + 50)
REGAINS
(82 = 32 + 50)
ANTIGEN
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRATERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRINNER
(82 = 32 + 50)
RANGERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
TARRING
(82 = 32 + 50)
ERASING
(82 = 32 + 50)
STRANGE
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRISTER
(82 = 32 + 50)
GARNERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRANTER
(82 = 32 + 50)
EARRING
(82 = 32 + 50)
RATINGS
(82 = 32 + 50)
ARISING
(82 = 32 + 50)
RANTING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GASTRIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
INGRATE
(82 = 32 + 50)
TENSING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GARRETS
(82 = 32 + 50)
INGRAIN
(82 = 32 + 50)
GARTERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
RAISING
(82 = 32 + 50)
AIRINGS
(82 = 32 + 50)
GARNETS
(82 = 32 + 50)
RENTING
(82 = 32 + 50)
GRAINER
(82 = 32 + 50)
RINSING
(82 = 32 + 50)
RINGERS
(82 = 32 + 50)
STAGIER
(82 = 32 + 50)
INGRATE
(80 = 30 + 50)
TIERING
(80 = 30 + 50)
GRATERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
ERASING
(80 = 30 + 50)
RANGERS
(80 = 30 + 50)
RESTING
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STAGIER
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TANGIER
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GRISTER
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RINGERS
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GENTIAN
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STRANGE
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GRAINER
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STAGIER
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EARNING
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RANGERS
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RENTING
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GRINNER
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RAISING
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ANTIGEN
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RANGIER
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REGNANT
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REINING
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SEATING
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REGRANT
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RANGIER
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TARRING
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GRANITE
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RINSING
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INGRAIN
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REGAINS
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RINGERS
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STARING
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ANGRIER
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RAINING
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TRIAGES
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IGNITES
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TANGIER
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TANNERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
ANTSIER
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TARRIES
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STAINER
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TINNIER
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IRISATE
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ENTRAIN
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TRAINER
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ERRANTS
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INTERNS
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RAINIER
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TINNERS
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INERTIA
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RETAINS
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AIRIEST
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ARTSIER
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ASININE
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RESTRAINING
(78)
NASTIER
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TERRAIN
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RANTERS
(78 = 28 + 50)
RESTRAINING
(78)
EARRING
(77 = 27 + 50)
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GARNERS
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RINGERS
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RINGERS
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RINGERS
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RINGERS
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RENTING
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REARING
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ANGRIER
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TEASING
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NEARING
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TEASING
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ANGRIER
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GAITERS
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GAITERS
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REARING
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REARING
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restraining in Words With Friends™

The word restraining 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: 15

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

RESTRAINING
(189)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (83 words)

aigrets, airiest, airings, angrier, antigen, antsier, argents, arising, artsier, asinine, earning, earring, entrain, erasing, errants, gainers, gaiters, garners, garnets, garrets, garters, gastrin, gentian, girners, grainer, granite, granter, graters, grinner, grister, igniter, ignites, inertia, ingrain, ingrate, insaner, interns, irisate, nastier, nearing, nesting, rainier, raining, raising, rangers, rangier, ranters, ranting, ratings, rearing, regains, regnant, regrant, reining, renting, restain, resting, retains, retinas, retrain, ringers, rinsing, searing, seating, snaring, stagier, stainer, staring, stinger, strange, tangier, tanners, tarries, tarring, tearing, teasing, tensing, terrain, tiering, tinners, tinnier, trainer, triages

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word restraining

RESTRAINING
(189)
RESTRAINING
(171)
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RESTRAINING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In restraining

RESTRAINING
(189)
RESTRAINING
(171)
RESTRAINING
(171)
RESTRAINING
(114)
RESTRAINING
(102)
GENTIAN
(98 = 63 + 35)
ANTIGEN
(98 = 63 + 35)
EARNING
(92 = 57 + 35)
NESTING
(92 = 57 + 35)
REGNANT
(92 = 57 + 35)
INGRAIN
(92 = 57 + 35)
EARNING
(92 = 57 + 35)
SNARING
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TENSING
(92 = 57 + 35)
RANTING
(92 = 57 + 35)
RAINING
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RAINING
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NEARING
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RENTING
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REINING
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REGNANT
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GRINNER
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RINSING
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REINING
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ARGENTS
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RINGERS
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AIRINGS
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RANGIER
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RINGERS
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ERASING
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RATINGS
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REGRANT
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RAISING
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GIRNERS
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TIERING
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STINGER
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SEATING
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STARING
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REGAINS
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GRANTER
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GAINERS
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TANGIER
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INGRATE
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GRANITE
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EARRING
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STRANGE
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ANGRIER
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GRAINER
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TANGIER
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SEARING
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IGNITES
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REARING
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RANGIER
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GASTRIN
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IGNITER
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ARISING
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GARNETS
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TEASING
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RANGERS
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GENTIAN
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STAGIER
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RENTING
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RENTING
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GRATERS
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STAGIER
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RENTING
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NESTING
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TRIAGES
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GENTIAN
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AIGRETS
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RINGERS
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STARING
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INGRATE
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GRINNER
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RENTING
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STAGIER
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GRATERS
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TINNIER
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STAGIER
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RAINING
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Words within the letters of restraining

2 letter words in restraining (12 words)

10 letter words in restraining (3 words)

11 letter words in restraining (1 word)

restraining + 1 blank (3 words)

Words containing the sequence restraining

Words that start with restraining (3 words)

Words with restraining in them (1 word)

Word Growth involving restraining

Shorter words in restraining

re rest restrain

ai rain train strain restrain

in rain train strain restrain

ai rain train strain straining

in rain train strain straining

ai rain raining training straining

in rain raining training straining

ai rain train training straining

in rain train training straining

Longer words containing restraining

nonrestraining

overrestraining

prerestraining

prestraining

restrainingly

restrainings

selfrestraining

underrestraining

unrestraining