Shearing
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts8 letters
Definition of Shearing
verb
- To cut, originally with a sword or other bladed weapon, now usually with shears, or as if using shears.
- To remove the fleece from a sheep etc by clipping.
- To deform because of forces pushing in opposite directions.
- To transform by displacing every point in a direction parallel to some given line by a distance proportional to the point’s distance from the line.
- To make a vertical cut in the coal.
noun
- The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.
- The material cut off in this way.
"the whole shearing of a flock; the shearings from cloth"
- Deformation by forces acting in opposite directions.
- The act or operation of reaping.
- The act or operation of dividing with shears.
"the shearing of metal plates"
Anagrams of Shearing
Letter Values
s1
h4
e1
a1
r1
i1
n1
g2
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Shearing
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 "Shearing"
Shearing is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "shearing" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.
Using "Shearing" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "shearing" is a medium-scoring word.