Mortifying
Scrabble:19 ptsWWF:21 pts10 letters
Definition of Mortifying
verb
- To discipline (one's body, appetites etc.) by suppressing desires; to practise abstinence on.
"Some people seek sainthood by mortifying the body."
- (usually used passively) To embarrass, to humiliate. To injure one's dignity.
"I was so mortified I could have died right there; instead I fainted, but I swore I'd never let that happen to me again."
- To kill.
- To reduce the potency of; to nullify; to deaden, neutralize.
- To kill off (living tissue etc.); to make necrotic.
noun
- Mortification; abstinence
"mortifyings of the flesh"
adjective
Anagrams of Mortifying
No exact anagrams found for "mortifying". This word has a unique letter combination.
Related Word Patterns
Letter Values
m3
o1
r1
t1
i1
f4
y4
i1
n1
g2
Total: 19 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Mortifying
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 "Mortifying"
Mortifying is a 10-letter word that scores 19 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Mortifying" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "mortifying" is a high-scoring word.