Definition of undermining

"undermining" in the verb sense

1. sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert, weaken

destroy property or hinder normal operations

"The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war"

2. cave, undermine

hollow out as if making a cave or opening

"The river was caving the banks"

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Quotations for undermining

As those that pull down private houses adjoining to the temples of the gods, prop up such parts as are continguous to them; so, in undermining bashfulness, due regard is to be had to adjacent modesty, good-nature and humanity. [ Plutarch ]

undermining in Scrabble®

The word undermining 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: 15

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters undermining:

UNDERMINING
(144)
UNDERMINING
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

denning, dingier, dinning, grinned, inuring, mending, minding, reining, rending, ringmen, ruining, running, unmined, uridine

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word undermining

UNDERMINING
(144)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In undermining

UNDERMINING
(144)
UNDERMINING
(144)
UNDERMINING
(96)
UNDERMINING
(96)
MINDING
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MINDING
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UNMINED
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DENNING
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RENDING
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RENDING
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UNMINED
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MENDING
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REINING
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RUNNING
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URIDINE
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DINNING
(72 = 22 + 50)

undermining in Words With Friends™

The word undermining 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: 21

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

UNDERMINING
(297)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (14 words)

denning, dingier, dinning, grinned, inuring, mending, minding, reining, rending, ringmen, ruining, running, unmined, uridine

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word undermining

UNDERMINING
(297)
UNDERMINING
(279)
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(225)
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(150)
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(138)
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(75)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In undermining

UNDERMINING
(297)
UNDERMINING
(279)
UNDERMINING
(225)
UNDERMINING
(150)
UNDERMINING
(138)
MINDING
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MENDING
(116 = 81 + 35)
RINGMEN
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UNMINED
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MINDING
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UNDERMINING
(104)
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MENDING
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MENDING
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UNMINED
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DINGIER
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UNDERMINING
(92)
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(92)
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(92)
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URIDINE
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UNMINED
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UNDERMINING
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GUNMEN
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UNDERMINING
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URIDINE
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URIDINE
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Words containing the sequence undermining

Words that start with undermining (2 words)

Words with undermining in them (1 word)

Words that end with undermining (1 word)

Word Growth involving undermining

Shorter words in undermining

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in mini mining

mi mini mining

un under

Longer words containing undermining

underminings