Arming
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Arming
verb
- To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons.
"The king armed his knights with swords and shields."
- To prepare a tool or a weapon for action; to activate.
"Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work."
- To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency.
"to arm the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling"
- To furnish with means of defence; to prepare for resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.
- To take up weapons; to arm oneself.
noun
- A piece of tallow or soap put in the cavity and over the bottom of a sounding lead to pick up samples of the bottom of the sea.
- The act of supplying with arms and ammunition in preparation of a conflict
- (chiefly in the plural) One of the red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.
Anagrams of Arming
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Synonyms & Antonyms
SYNONYMS
Letter Values
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r1
m3
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n1
g2
Total: 9 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Arming
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 "Arming"
Arming is a 6-letter word that scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "arming" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Arming" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "arming" is a low-scoring word.