Definition of scouring

"scouring" in the noun sense

1. scouring

moving over territory to search for something

"scouring the entire area revealed nothing"

2. scrub, scrubbing, scouring

the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

"scouring" in the verb sense

1. scour

examine minutely

"The police scoured the country for the fugitive"

2. scrub, scour

clean with hard rubbing

"She scrubbed his back"

3. scour, abrade

rub hard or scrub

"scour the counter tops"

4. flush, scour, purge

rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid

"flush the wound with antibiotics"

"purge the old gas tank"

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scouring in Scrabble®

The word scouring 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 scouring:

SCOURING
(108)
SCOURING
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

cursing, rousing, scoring, souring

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word scouring

SCOURING
(108)
SCOURING
(108)
SCOURING
(72)
SCOURING
(72)
SCOURING
(44)
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(30)
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(19)
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SCOURING
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SCOURING
(13)
SCOURING
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SCOURING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In scouring

SCOURING
(108)
SCOURING
(108)
CURSING
(90 = 40 + 50)
SCORING
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SCORING
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SOURING
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SCOURING
(72)
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(72)
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SCOURING
(44)
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(42)
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(39)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(36)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(33)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)

scouring in Words With Friends™

The word scouring 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 scouring:

SCOURING
(114)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

cursing, rousing, scoring, souring

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word scouring

SCOURING
(114)
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(102)
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(81)
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(72)
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(69)
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(69)
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(64)
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(63)
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(63)
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(60)
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(60)
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(57)
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(46)
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(42)
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(38)
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(38)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(34)
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(32)
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(32)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
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(30)
SCOURING
(25)
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(25)
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(24)
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(23)
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(23)
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(22)
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(21)
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(20)
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(20)
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(19)
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(19)
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(19)
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(19)
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(19)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(18)
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(17)
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(17)
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(16)
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(16)
SCOURING
(16)

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

SCOURING
(114)
CURSING
(107 = 72 + 35)
SCORING
(104 = 69 + 35)
SCOURING
(102)
CURSING
(101 = 66 + 35)
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(101 = 66 + 35)
SCORING
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ROUSING
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SCORING
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CURSING
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SCOURING
(81)
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SCOURING
(72)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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ROUSING
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(69)
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COUSIN
(69)
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(69)
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(69)
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SCORING
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CORING
(66)
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(66)
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SCOURING
(64)
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INCURS
(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(60)
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(60)
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(60)
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CURIOS
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(54)
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CORNU
(54)
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(54)
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(54)
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(54)
RUNIC
(54)
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(54)
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Words containing the sequence scouring

Words that start with scouring (2 words)

Words with scouring in them (2 words)

Words that end with scouring (3 words)

Word Growth involving scouring

Shorter words in scouring

in ring

our scour

Longer words containing scouring

bescouring

outscouring outscourings

scourings outscourings