Is understanding a Scrabble word?
Yes, understanding is a Scrabble word!
...and is worth 16 points in Scrabble, and 21 points in Words with Friends
Understanding is a valid Scrabble word.
Understanding is a word starting with u ending with g. Check our list of words starting with u ending with g.
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Dictionary definitions of the word understanding
The meaning of understanding
understanding
10 definitions of the word understanding.
Verb
- Know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
- Perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
- Make sense of a language
- Believe to be the case
- Be understanding of
Adjective
- Characterized by understanding based on comprehension and discernment and empathy
Noun
- The cognitive condition of someone who understands
- The statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
- An inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
- The capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination
What Scrabble words can I make with the letters in understanding?
10 Letter Words
9 Letter Words
- astringed11
- dandering12
- desanding12
- detruding12
- ensnaring10
- gannister10
- gauntries10
- gradients11
- indurated11
- indurates10
- insurgent10
- integrand11
- inundated11
- inundates10
- redundant11
- saddening12
- saturnine9
- signature10
- stranding11
- sundering11
- suntanned10
- transuded11
- undersign11
- undrained11
- unresting10
- unseating10
- unstained10
- untrained10
8 Letter Words
- aginners9
- aneurins8
- angriest9
- antidrug10
- antigens9
- astringe9
- audients9
- dandiest10
- darndest10
- darnings10
- daunders10
- daunters9
- daunting10
- denarius9
- denuding11
- deraigns10
- derating10
- detrains9
- disrated10
- dragnets10
- dreading11
- dungiest10
- dunnages10
- dunnites9
- durndest10
- earnings9
- enduring10
- engrains9
- ensuring9
- entrains8
- ganister9
- gantries9
- gaudiest10
- gentians9
- gradient10
- gradines10
- grandest10
- granites9
- grannies9
- guanines9
- indurate9
- ingrates9
- insnared9
- insurant8
- intruded10
- intrudes9
- inturned9
- inundant9
- inundate9
- randiest9
- rangiest9
- readding11
- readings10
- redating10
- retuning9
- ruddiest10
- ruinated9
- ruinates8
- runniest8
- runnings9
- sanguine9
- sardined10
- sauteing9
- sedating10
- sinuated9
- snedding11
- standing10
- steading10
- strained9
- stranded10
- stridden10
- stringed10
- studding11
- stunning9
- sturdied10
- tannings9
- taurines8
- tenuring9
- trannies8
- transude9
- treading10
- trending10
- trudgens10
- tunnages9
- turnings9
- undaring10
- unending10
- ungirded11
- ungraded11
- unitages9
- unitards9
- unraised9
- unrinsed9
- unsigned10
- unstring9
- untanned9
- untinged10
- untreads9
- uranides9
- uranites8
- urinated9
- urinates8
7 Letter Words
- addrest9
- aginner8
- agisted9
- aigrets8
- anestri7
- aneurin7
- anguine8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- antigun8
- antings8
- antired8
- antsier7
- argents8
- aridest8
- astride8
- asunder8
- audient8
- audings9
- audited9
- augends9
- augites8
- aunties7
- danders9
- dandier9
- dandies9
- dangers9
- danseur8
- darings9
- darning9
- darting9
- daunder9
- daunted9
- daunter8
- dauties8
- dauting9
- deaning9
- denning9
- denting9
- dentins8
- deraign9
- destain8
- desugar9
- detains8
- detrain8
- diaster8
- dingers9
- dinners8
- disrate8
- distend9
- dragnet9
- drained9
- drudges10
- duennas8
- dueting9
- dungier9
- dunites8
- dunnage9
- dunnest8
- dunning9
- dunnite8
- dunting9
- durians8
- durning9
- dustier8
- dusting9
- dustrag9
- earings8
- earning8
- easting8
- eatings8
- endings9
- endrins8
- enduing9
- engirds9
- engrain8
- ensuing8
- entrain7
- enuring8
- erasing8
- gadders10
- gainers8
- gaiters8
- ganders9
- gannets8
- gardens9
- garnets8
- gastrin8
- gaudier9
- gaudies9
- gaunter8
- gentian8
- gerunds9
- ginners8
- gradine9
- gradins9
- grained9
- granite8
- grannie8
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- grinded10
- grinned9
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- guanine8
- guanins8
- guarded10
- guiders9
- guineas8
- guisard9
- guitars8
- gunites8
- gunners8
- gunnies8
- gurnets8
- gustier8
- gutsier8
- inanest7
- indents8
- ingates8
- ingesta8
- ingrate8
- innages8
- innards8
- insaner7
- insnare7
- instead8
- insured8
- intends8
- interns7
- intrude8
- inturns7
- inurned8
- nandins8
- nannies7
- nardine8
- nastier7
- natured8
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- nursing8
- nutrias7
- nutsier7
- radding10
- randies8
- ranting8
- ratines7
- ratings8
- reading9
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- redding10
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- rending9
- rennins7
- renting8
- residua8
- resting8
- retains7
- retinas7
- retsina7
- reusing8
- ringent8
- ruinate7
- running8
- rusting8
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- sardine8
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- sending9
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- stagier8
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- staning8
- staring8
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- stinger8
- strange8
- studdie9
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- sugared9
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- tanning8
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- taurine7
- tearing8
- teasing8
- tedding10
- tending9
- tensing8
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- trading9
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- trudged10
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- tunnage8
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- turdine8
- turning8
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- unitage8
- unitard8
- uniters7
- unrated8
- unrisen7
- unsated8
- untired8
- untread8
- untried8
- uranide8
- uranite7
- urinate7
6 Letter Words
- adders8
- adding9
- adieus7
- ageist7
- agents7
- aiders7
- aigret7
- airest6
- airted7
- anenst6
- angers7
- anting7
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- ardent7
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- argued8
- argues7
- arisen6
- arsine6
- astern6
- auding8
- audits7
- augend8
- augers7
- augite7
- auntie6
- aurist6
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- danger8
- daring8
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- darted8
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- dating8
- daunts7
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- dautie7
- deairs7
- dedans8
- degust8
- deigns8
- denari7
- denars7
- dentin7
- derats7
- desand8
- design8
- detain7
- digest8
- dinars7
- diners7
- dinged9
- dinger8
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- dingus8
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- dinner7
- dinted8
- direst7
- dirges8
- diseur7
- drains7
- dreads8
- driest7
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- druids8
- duding9
- duenna7
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- dunite7
- dunned8
- dunner7
- dunted8
- durian7
- during8
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- dusted8
- duster7
- duties7
- earing7
- easing7
- eating7
- ending8
- endrin7
- engird8
- engirt7
- ennuis6
- ensign7
- estrin6
- gadder9
- gaddis9
- gadids9
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- garden8
- garnet7
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- genius7
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- gradus8
- grains7
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- indued8
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- resign7
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- signed8
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- strand7
- strang7
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- stride7
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- surged8
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- tendus7
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- tenuis6
- terais6
- tigers7
- tinder7
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- unseat6
- unsent6
- unsnag7
- untied7
- unties6
- urates6
- uredia7
- urgent7
- urines6
- ursine6
5 Letter Words
- adder7
- adieu6
- adits6
- adust6
- aegis6
- agent6
- agers6
- agist6
- agues6
- aided7
- aider6
- aides6
- aired6
- airns5
- airts5
- anent5
- anger6
- angst6
- anise5
- anted6
- antes5
- antis5
- antre5
- argue6
- argus6
- arise5
- aside6
- aster5
- astir5
- audit6
- auger6
- aunts5
- aurei5
- aures5
- auris5
- dangs7
- dared7
- dares6
- darns6
- darts6
- dated7
- dater6
- dates6
- daunt6
- dauts6
- deads7
- deair6
- deans6
- dears6
- degas7
- deign7
- deist6
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- dents6
- derat6
- didst7
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- dined7
- diner6
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- drain6
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- drest6
- dried7
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- drugs7
- druid7
- druse6
- duads7
- dudes7
- duets6
- duits6
- dunes6
- dungs7
- dunts6
- duras6
- dured7
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- durns6
- durst6
- earns5
- edits6
- egads7
- ennui5
- entia5
- etnas5
- etuis5
- gaddi8
- gadid8
- gadis7
- gains6
- gaits6
- garni6
- gated7
- gater6
- gates6
- gauds7
- gaunt6
- gaurs6
- gears6
- gents6
- genua6
- genus6
- getas6
- giant6
- girds7
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- grade7
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- grain6
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- guide7
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- guise6
- ideas6
- inane5
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- inure5
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- triad6
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- tunes5
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- under6
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- urase5
- urate5
- ureas5
- urged7
- urges6
- urine5
- ursae5
- ursid6
- usage6
- using6
- usnea5
- uteri5
4 Letter Words
- adds6
- adit5
- aged6
- ager5
- ages5
- agin5
- ague5
- aide5
- aids5
- ains4
- airn4
- airs4
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- anti4
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- arid5
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- ates4
- aunt4
- dads6
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- dreg6
- drug6
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- dure5
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- edit5
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- ends5
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- eras4
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- etna4
- etui4
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- tads5
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- tans4
- tare4
- tarn4
- tars4
- taus4
- tear4
- teas4
- teds5
- tegs5
- tend5
- tens4
- tern4
- tide5
- tied5
- tier4
- ties4
- tine4
- ting5
- tins4
- tire4
- trad5
- tres4
- trig5
- true4
- trug5
- tsar4
- tugs5
- tuis4
- tuna4
- tune4
- tung5
- tuns4
- turd5
- turn4
- unai4
- unde5
- unit4
- urds5
- urea4
- urge5
- urns4
- ursa4
- used5
- user4
- utas4
- utes4
3 Letter Words
- add5
- ads4
- age4
- ags4
- aid4
- ain3
- air3
- ais3
- ait3
- and4
- ane3
- ani3
- ant3
- are3
- ars3
- art3
- ate3
- dad5
- dag5
- dan4
- den4
- did5
- die4
- dig5
- din4
- dis4
- dit4
- dud5
- due4
- dug5
- dui4
- dun4
- ear3
- eat3
- eau3
- eds4
- end4
- eng4
- ens3
- era3
- erg4
- ern3
- ers3
- eta3
- gad5
- gae4
- gan4
- gar4
- gas4
- gat4
- ged5
- gen4
- get4
- gid5
- gie4
- gin4
- git4
- gnu4
- gun4
- gut4
- ids4
- inn3
- ins3
- ire3
- its3
- nae3
- nag4
- nan3
- neg4
- net3
- nit3
- nun3
- nus3
- nut3
- rad4
- rag4
- rai3
- ran3
- ras3
- rat3
- red4
- reg4
- rei3
- res3
- ret3
- ria3
- rid4
- rig4
- rin3
- rue3
- rug4
- run3
- rut3
- sad4
- sae3
- sag4
- sat3
- sau3
- sea3
- seg4
- sei3
- sen3
- ser3
- set3
- sin3
- sir3
- sit3
- sri3
- sue3
- sun3
- tad4
- tae3
- tag4
- tan3
- tar3
- tas3
- tau3
- tea3
- ted4
- teg4
- ten3
- tie3
- tin3
- tis3
- tug4
- tui3
- tun3
- uns3
- urd4
- urn3
- use3
- uta3
- ute3
- uts3
Words that can be created with an extra letter added to understanding:
Unscramble the letters in understanding
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