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Is ALLOWING a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list ALLOWING is in ENABLE, the open word list behind Words With Friends and most word apps. For official tournament Scrabble, check Merriam-Webster's Scrabble dictionary.

Scrabble pointsWords With Friends pointsLetters
12168

What does ALLOWING mean?

ALLOWING is a form of ALLOW.

  1. verbmake it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
  2. verbconsent to, give permission
  3. verblet have

Definitions from WordNet.

Hooks for ALLOWING

Add a letter to make a new word: FALLOWING, HALLOWING, SALLOWING, TALLOWING, WALLOWING.

Words inside ALLOWING

See all 111 words you can make from ALLOWING

Similar word lists

8 letter wordsWords starting with ALWords ending in NGWords ending in ING8 letter words starting with A8 letter words ending in G

About this list

Our word list is ENABLE, first published in 2000 and still used by most word games.

Meanings come from Princeton WordNet (2011). How common a word is comes from wordfreq.

Look up ALLOWING in Merriam-Webster, Wiktionary, Collins or Dictionary.com. Check it for Scrabble at Merriam-Webster Scrabble.

FAQ

Is ALLOWING a Scrabble word?

ALLOWING is in ENABLE, the word list Words With Friends closely matches, and most ENABLE words are playable in North American Scrabble. Confirm tournament validity in the official Scrabble dictionary.

How many points is ALLOWING worth?

ALLOWING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does ALLOWING mean?

Make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen.