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Definition of thickening

"thickening" in the noun sense

1. thickening, thickener

any material used to thicken

"starch is used in cooking as a thickening"

2. node, knob, thickening

any thickened enlargement

3. thickening, inspissation

the act of thickening

"thickening" in the verb sense

1. thicken, inspissate

make thick or thicker

"Thicken the sauce"

"inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"

2. thicken, inspissate

become thick or thicker

"The sauce thickened"

"The egg yolk will inspissate"

3. thicken, inspissate

make viscous or dense

"thicken the sauce by adding flour"

"thickening" in the adjective sense

1. deepening, thickening

accumulating and becoming more intense

"the deepening gloom"

"felt a deepening love"

"the thickening dusk"

2. thickening

becoming more intricate or complex

"a thickening plot"

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thickening in Scrabble®

The word thickening 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: 20

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters thickening:

THICKENING

(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

etching, hinting, ichnite, inching, itching, kinetic, kitchen, necking, nicking, nightie, thicken, ticking

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

THICKENING

(207)

THICKENING

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(138)

THICKENING

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thickening in Words With Friends™

The word thickening 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: 23

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

THICKENING

(333)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

etching, hinting, ichnite, inching, itching, kinetic, kitchen, necking, nicking, nightie, thicken, ticking

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word thickening

THICKENING

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THICKENING

(333)

THICKENING

(297)

THICKENING

(186)

THICKENING

(162)

NICKING

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THICKENING

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ICHNITE

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THICKENING

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ITCHING

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THICKENING

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KITCHEN

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NIGHTIE

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KITCHEN

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THICKEN

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INKING

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Words within the letters of thickening

2 letter words in thickening (6 words)

eh en he hi in it

3 letter words in thickening (21 words)

chi get gin hen het hic hit ice ick ink inn keg kin kit net nit ten the tic tie tin

4 letter words in thickening (27 words)

cent chin cite etch gent heck hick hike hint inch itch kine king kite knit neck nice nick nigh nine tech then thin tick tike tine ting

5 letter words in thickening (15 words)

eight eking ethic hinge icing neigh niche nicht night ninth thick thine thing think tinge

6 letter words in thickening (10 words)

chitin citing ethnic hiking ignite incite inking kiting knight tieing

7 letter words in thickening (12 words)

etching hinting ichnite inching itching kinetic kitchen necking nicking nightie thicken ticking

8 letter words in thickening (3 words)

chinking enticing thinking

10 letter words in thickening (1 word)

thickening

thickening + 1 blank (1 word)

thickenings

thickening + 2 blanks (1 word)

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Words containing the sequence thickening

Words that start with thickening (2 words)

thickening thickenings

Words with thickening in them (1 word)

thickening

Words that end with thickening (2 words)

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Word Growth involving thickening

Shorter words in thickening

en thicken

hi hic hick thick thicken

ick hick thick thicken

Longer words containing thickening

rethickening

thickenings