Whitewashing
Scrabble:25 ptsWWF:25 pts12 letters
Definition of Whitewashing
verb
- To paint over with a lime and water mixture so as to brighten up a wall or fence.
"The houses looked very bright when they whitewashed the whole neighborhood."
- To cover over errors or bad actions.
"In his sermon, the minister didn't try to whitewash over the sins of his church."
- To repay the financial debts of (another person).
- (late, 19th century) To prevent a team from scoring any runs.
- In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that they fail to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to skunk.
noun
- The application of whitewash.
- The effacement of errors or bad actions.
- The revisionist portrayal of something as to over-favor the Caucasian/white populaces.
Anagrams of Whitewashing
No exact anagrams found for "whitewashing". This word has a unique letter combination.
+1 Letter Anagrams
Words formed by adding one letter to "whitewashing" and rearranging:
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Synonyms & Antonyms
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Letter Values
w4
h4
i1
t1
e1
w4
a1
s1
h4
i1
n1
g2
Total: 25 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Whitewashing
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 "Whitewashing"
Whitewashing is a 12-letter word that scores 25 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Whitewashing" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "whitewashing" is a high-scoring word.