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Pruning

/ˈpɹuːnɪŋ/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:15 pts7 letters
Definition of Pruning

verb

  1. To become wrinkled like a dried plum, as the fingers and toes do when kept submerged in water.

verb

  1. To remove excess material from a tree or shrub; to trim, especially to make more healthy or productive.

    "A good grape grower will prune the vines once a year."

  2. To cut down or shorten (by the removal of unnecessary material).

    "to prune a budget, or an essay"

  3. To remove unnecessary branches from a tree data structure.
  4. To preen; to prepare; to dress.

noun

  1. A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
  2. Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
  3. A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.
Anagrams of Pruning

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+sspurning
Related Word Patterns
PR...Words starting with "pr"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 7-letter wordsUnscramble "pruning"
Letter Values
p3
r1
u1
n1
i1
n1
g2

Total: 10 Scrabble points

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Rhymes With Pruning
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Related 7-Letter Words
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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 "Pruning"

Pruning is a 7-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Pruning" in Word Games

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