Raising
/ˈɹeɪzɪŋ/
verb
- (physical) To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
"to raise your hand if you want to say something; to raise your walking stick to defend yourself"
- To create, increase or develop.
"We need to raise the motivation level in the company."
- To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
"Despite all the call congestion, she was eventually able to raise the police."
- To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
"John bet, and Julie raised, requiring John to put in more money."
- To exponentiate, to involute.
"Two raised to the fifth power equals 32."
noun
- Elevation.
- Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity
- Recruitment.
- Collection or gathering, especially of money.
- The operation or work of setting up the frame of a building.
"to help at a raising"
SYNONYMS
Total: 8 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Raising"
Raising is a 7-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "raising" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Raising" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "raising" is a low-scoring word.