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Is GOVERNING a Scrabble word?

✔ In our word list GOVERNING 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.

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What does GOVERNING mean?

  1. verbbring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
  2. verbdirect or strongly influence the behavior of
  3. verbexercise authority over; as of nations

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

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Is GOVERNING a Scrabble word?

GOVERNING 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 GOVERNING worth?

GOVERNING is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words With Friends, before bonus squares.

What does GOVERNING mean?

Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations.