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Definition of sparing

"sparing" in the verb sense

1. spare, save

refrain from harming

2. spare

save or relieve from an experience or action

"I'll spare you from having to apologize formally"

3. spare, give up, part with, dispense with

give up what is not strictly needed

"he asked if they could spare one of their horses to speed his journey"

4. spare

use frugally or carefully

"sparing" in the adjective sense

1. economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting

avoiding waste

"an economical meal"

"an economical shopper"

"a frugal farmer"

"a frugal lunch"

"a sparing father and a spending son"

"sparing in their use of heat and light"

"stinting in bestowing gifts"

"thrifty because they remember the great Depression"

"`scotch' is used only informally"

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

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Quotations for sparing

Well for him to whom God has given enough with a sparing hand. [ Horace ]

There is no gain so certain as that which arises from sparing what you have. [ Publius Syrus ]

Part with it as with money, sparing; pay no moment but in purchase of its worth: and what its worth ask death-beds; they can tell. [ Young ]

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sparing in Scrabble®

The word sparing is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 10

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters sparing:

SPARING
(90 = 40 + 50)
RASPING
(90 = 40 + 50)
PARINGS
(90 = 40 + 50)
PARSING
(90 = 40 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

parings, parsing, rasping, sparing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word sparing

SPARING
(90 = 40 + 50)
SPARING
(89 = 39 + 50)
SPARING
(86 = 36 + 50)
SPARING
(83 = 33 + 50)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
SPARING
(82 = 32 + 50)
SPARING
(80 = 30 + 50)
SPARING
(76 = 26 + 50)
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(76 = 26 + 50)
SPARING
(74 = 24 + 50)
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SPARING
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPARING
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPARING
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPARING
(72 = 22 + 50)
SPARING
(72 = 22 + 50)
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SPARING
(68 = 18 + 50)
SPARING
(66 = 16 + 50)
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(64 = 14 + 50)
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(63 = 13 + 50)
SPARING
(62 = 12 + 50)
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(62 = 12 + 50)
SPARING
(62 = 12 + 50)
SPARING
(62 = 12 + 50)
SPARING
(61 = 11 + 50)

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

SPARING
(90 = 40 + 50)
RASPING
(90 = 40 + 50)
PARINGS
(90 = 40 + 50)
PARSING
(90 = 40 + 50)
RASPING
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PARINGS
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SPARING
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SPARING
(86 = 36 + 50)
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PARINGS
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PARSING
(83 = 33 + 50)
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sparing in Words With Friends™

The word sparing is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

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

RASPING
(110 = 75 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (4 words)

parings, parsing, rasping, sparing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word sparing

SPARING
(104 = 69 + 35)
SPARING
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPARING
(98 = 63 + 35)
SPARING
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPARING
(92 = 57 + 35)
SPARING
(87 = 52 + 35)
SPARING
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SPARING
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SPARING
(86 = 51 + 35)
SPARING
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SPARING
(80 = 45 + 35)
SPARING
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SPARING
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SPARING
(77 = 42 + 35)
SPARING
(73 = 38 + 35)
SPARING
(69 = 34 + 35)
SPARING
(69 = 34 + 35)
SPARING
(67 = 32 + 35)
SPARING
(65 = 30 + 35)
SPARING
(65 = 30 + 35)
SPARING
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SPARING
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SPARING
(63 = 28 + 35)
SPARING
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SPARING
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SPARING
(61 = 26 + 35)
SPARING
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SPARING
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SPARING
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SPARING
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SPARING
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SPARING
(60 = 25 + 35)
SPARING
(56 = 21 + 35)
SPARING
(55 = 20 + 35)
SPARING
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SPARING
(49 = 14 + 35)
SPARING
(49 = 14 + 35)
SPARING
(49 = 14 + 35)
SPARING
(48 = 13 + 35)

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

RASPING
(110 = 75 + 35)
SPARING
(104 = 69 + 35)
RASPING
(104 = 69 + 35)
PARSING
(104 = 69 + 35)
PARINGS
(104 = 69 + 35)
RASPING
(98 = 63 + 35)
PARSING
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SPARING
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PARINGS
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PARSING
(98 = 63 + 35)
RASPING
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PARINGS
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(98 = 63 + 35)
SPARING
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PARINGS
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PARSING
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RASPING
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PARSING
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Words containing the sequence sparing

Words that start with sparing (2 words)

sparingsparingly

Words with sparing in them (2 words)

sparingunsparingly

Words that end with sparing (2 words)

sparingunsparing
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Word Growth involving sparing

Shorter words in sparing

ar par paring

pa par paring

in ring paring

ar par spar

pa par spar

pa spa spar

Longer words containing sparing

sparingly unsparingly

unsparing unsparingly