Shutting

/ˈʃʌtɪŋ/

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters
Definition of Shutting

verb

  1. To close, to stop from being open.

    "Please shut the door."

  2. To close, to stop being open.

    "If you wait too long, the automatic door will shut."

  3. To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.

    "The pharmacy is shut on Sunday."

  4. To confine in an enclosed area.

    "I shut the cat in the kitchen before going out."

  5. To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.

    "He's just shut his finger in the door."

noun

  1. The act by which something is shut.

    "openings and shuttings of doors"

Anagrams of Shutting

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

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 "Shutting"

Shutting is a 8-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Shutting" in Word Games

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