Ascending

/əˈsɛndɪŋ/

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:17 pts9 letters
Definition of Ascending

verb

  1. To move upward, to fly, to soar.

    "He ascended to heaven upon a cloud."

  2. To slope in an upward direction.
  3. To go up.

    "You ascend the stairs and take a right."

  4. To succeed.

    "She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated."

  5. To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.

noun

  1. An ascent.

    "continual ascendings and descendings"

adjective

  1. (of a sequence) Ordered such that each element is greater than or equal to the previous element.

    "Please arrange these numbers in an ascending order."

  2. That causes a sequence to follow an ascending order.

    "We used an ascending sort."

Anagrams of Ascending

No exact anagrams found for "ascending". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "ascending" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Ascending"

Ascending is a 9-letter word that scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Ascending" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "ascending" is a medium-scoring word.