Aborting

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts8 letters

Definition of Aborting

verb

(now rare outside medicine) To miscarry; to bring forth (non-living) offspring prematurely.
To cause a premature termination of (a fetus); to end a pregnancy before term.
To end prematurely; to stop in the preliminary stages; to turn back.
To stop or fail at something in the preliminary stages.
To become checked in normal development, so as either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to cease organic growth before maturation; to become sterile.

Anagrams of Aborting

2 words can be made by rearranging all the letters of "aborting":

borating taboring

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

AB...Words starting with "ab"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter words Unscramble "aborting"

Letter Values

a1

b3

o1

r1

t1

i1

n1

g2

Total: 11 Scrabble points

Word Tools

Find Anagrams of "aborting"All 8-Letter Words Words Starting With "A"

Rhymes With Aborting

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

Related 8-Letter Words

aardvark aardwolf aasvogel abacuses abalones abampere abandons abapical abasedly abashing abatable abatises abattoir abbacies abbatial

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 "Aborting"

Aborting is a 8-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "aborting" can be rearranged to form 2 other valid words.

Using "Aborting" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "aborting" is a medium-scoring word.