Tainting

Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts8 letters

Definition of Tainting

verb

To contaminate or corrupt (something) with an external agent, either physically or morally.
To spoil (food) by contamination.
To be infected or corrupted; to be touched by something corrupting.
To be affected with incipient putrefaction.
"Meat soon taints in warm weather."
To mark (a variable) as unsafe, so that operations involving it are subject to additional security checks.

verb

To damage, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or unscientific manner.
To hit or touch lightly, in tilting.
To thrust ineffectually with a lance.

Anagrams of Tainting

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

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+rintrigant nitrating

Related Word Patterns

TA...Words starting with "ta"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter words Unscramble "tainting"

Letter Values

t1

a1

i1

n1

t1

i1

n1

g2

Total: 9 Scrabble points

Word Tools

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Rhymes With Tainting

aahing abandoning abashing abasing abating abbreviating abdicating abducing abducting abegging abetting abhorring

Related 8-Letter Words

tabanids tabarded tabarets tabbises tabbying tabering tabetics tableaus tableaux tableful tableted tabletop tabloids tabooing tabooley

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 "Tainting"

Tainting is a 8-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Tainting" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tainting" is a low-scoring word.