Sporting
verb
- To amuse oneself, to play.
"children sporting on the green"
- To mock or tease, treat lightly, toy with.
"Jen sports with Bill's emotions."
- To display; to have as a notable feature.
"Jen's sporting a new pair of shoes; he was sporting a new wound from the combat"
- To divert; to amuse; to make merry.
- To represent by any kind of play.
adjective
- Pertaining to sports
"He got a job in a sporting goods store."
- Exhibiting sportsmanship.
"Quite sporting of you to call that foul on yourself."
- Having a reasonable chance of success.
"You think he has a sporting chance? I wouldn't call even him a long shot!"
- Fair, generous; ‘game’.
"It was very sporting of her to let us off like that."
- (obsolete) Of or relating to unseemly male excesses, especially gambling, prostitution, or similar recreational activities.
Total: 11 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 "Sporting"
Sporting is a 8-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Sporting" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "sporting" is a medium-scoring word.