Tunneling
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:16 pts9 letters
Definition of Tunneling
verb
- To make a tunnel through or under something; to burrow.
- To dig a tunnel.
- To transmit something through a tunnel (wrapper for insecure or unsupported protocol).
- To insert a catheter into a vein to allow long-term use.
- To undergo the quantum-mechanical phenomenon where a particle penetrates through a barrier that it classically cannot surmount.
noun
- The act of burrowing a tunnel.
- The practice of exploring tunnel.
- The quantum mechanical passing of a particle through an energy barrier.
- A type of fraud where assets and profits are transferred out of firms for the benefit of those who control them.
- A feature of the file system that allows files to preserve certain properties, such as creation date, even after being deleted and recreated.
Anagrams of Tunneling
No exact anagrams found for "tunneling". This word has a unique letter combination.
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "tunneling" and rearranging:
Letter Values
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g2
Total: 10 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Tunneling
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 "Tunneling"
Tunneling is a 9-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Tunneling" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tunneling" is a medium-scoring word.