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Smarting

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters
Definition of Smarting

verb

  1. To hurt or sting.

    "After being hit with a pitch, the batter exclaimed "Ouch, my arm smarts!""

  2. To cause a smart or sting in.
  3. To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or grief; be punished severely; to feel the sting of evil.

noun

  1. A sensation that smarts or stings.

adjective

  1. Painful, sore.

    "My arm is still smarting from where the ball hit it."

  2. Experiencing emotional pain or embarrassment.
Anagrams of Smarting

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "smarting":

migrants

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+eemigrantsmasteringstreaming
+hhamstring
+imisrating
Related Word Patterns
SM...Words starting with "sm"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "smarting"
Letter Values
s1
m3
a1
r1
t1
i1
n1
g2

Total: 11 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "smarting"All 8-Letter WordsWords Starting With "S"
Rhymes With Smarting
aahingabandoningabashingabasingabatingabbreviatingabdicatingabducingabductingabeggingabettingabhorring
Related 8-Letter Words
sabatonssabayonssabbathssabbaticsaberingsabotagesaboteursabulosesabuloussacatonssaccadessaccadicsaccularsacculessacculus

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 "Smarting"

Smarting is a 8-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "smarting" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Smarting" in Word Games

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