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Bleaching

/ˈbliːtʃɪŋ/

Scrabble:17 ptsWWF:21 pts9 letters
Definition of Bleaching

verb

  1. To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
  2. To be whitened or lightened (by the sun, for example).
  3. (of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.

    "Once coral bleaching begins, corals tend to continue to bleach even if the stressor is removed."

  4. To make meaningless; to divest of meaning; to make empty.

    "semantically bleached words that have become illocutionary particles"

noun

  1. The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
  2. The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
Anagrams of Bleaching

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+kbechalking
Related Word Patterns
BL...Words starting with "bl"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 9-letter wordsUnscramble "bleaching"
Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

blanch
Letter Values
b3
l1
e1
a1
c3
h4
i1
n1
g2

Total: 17 Scrabble points

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Find Anagrams of "bleaching"All 9-Letter WordsWords Starting With "B"
Rhymes With Bleaching
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 9-Letter Words
baaskaapsbaasskapsbabbittedbabbittrybabblingsbabirusasbabirussababoonerybaboonishbabushkasbabydollsbabyhoodsbabyishlybabyproofbaccarats

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 "Bleaching"

Bleaching is a 9-letter word that scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Bleaching" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bleaching" is a high-scoring word.