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failing

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Is failing a Scrabble word?

Yes, failing is a valid Scrabble word! Worth 11 points in Scrabble.

Word Games

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
  • Wordle No
  • Words With Friends Yes

What is the meaning of failing?

Definition

noun (English)

1. a flaw or weak pointExamples: "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"Synonyms: failing, weakness

2. failure to reach a minimum required performanceExamples: "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"Synonyms: failing, flunkAntonyms: passing

verb (English)

1. fail to do something; leave something undoneExamples: "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"Synonyms: fail, neglect

2. be unsuccessfulExamples: "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"Synonyms: fail, go wrong, miscarryAntonyms: succeed

3. disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsakeExamples: "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"Synonyms: betray, fail

4. stop operating or functioningExamples: "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"Synonyms: break, break down, conk out, die, fail, give out, give way, go

5. be unableExamples: "I fail to understand your motives"Synonyms: failAntonyms: manage

6. judge unacceptableExamples: "The teacher failed six students"Synonyms: failAntonyms: pass

adjective satellite (English)

1. below acceptable in performanceExamples: "received failing grades"Synonyms: failing

Definition source: Wiktionary

What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in "failing"?

How many Scrabble points is the word "failing"?

Scrabble
11 points
F4
A1
I1
L1
I1
N1
G2
Words With Friends
14 points
F4
A1
I1
L2
I1
N2
G3

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