Screening
/ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/
verb
- To filter by passing through a screen.
"Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel."
- To shelter or conceal.
- To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
"The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing."
- To present publicly (on the screen).
"The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight."
- To fit with a screen.
"We need to screen this porch. These bugs are driving me crazy."
noun
- Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
"I'll have to buy some screening and fix the doors before mosquito season starts."
- The process of checking or filtering.
"The airports are slow now because the pre-boarding screening is so inefficient."
- The showing of a film
- The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
- (in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.
1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "screening":
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "screening" and rearranging:
SYNONYMS
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Screening"
Screening is a 9-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "screening" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.
Using "Screening" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "screening" is a medium-scoring word.