Sweetening

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts10 letters
Definition of Sweetening

verb

  1. To make sweet to the taste.

    "to sweeten tea"

  2. To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.

    "to sweeten friendship"

  3. To make mild or kind; to soften.

    "to sweeten the temper"

  4. To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.

    "to sweeten the cares of life"

  5. To soften to the eye; to make delicate.

noun

  1. The process of making something sweeter.
  2. A sweetener.

    "Honey is the oldest of sweetenings."

Anagrams of Sweetening

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

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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 "Sweetening"

Sweetening is a 10-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Sweetening" in Word Games

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