What does APPROACHING mean?

Pronunciation
/əˈproʊtʃɪŋ/
Letters
11
Scrabble score
21
Words With Friends score
25
How common
Common

Meaning

noun

  1. the event of one object coming closer to another
  2. the temporal property of becoming nearer in time“the approach of winter”
  3. the act of drawing spatially closer to something“the hunter's approach scattered the geese”

adjective

  1. of the relatively near future“the approaching election”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Anagrams of APPROACHING

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside APPROACHING

352 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

approach17 hoping12again6 chain10 chair10 china10 gain5 hair7 iron4 pain6 pair6 rain4 rich9 ring5 ago4 air3 can5 car5 nor3pop7 pro5 ran3an2go3 hi5 in2 no2 oh5on2 or2

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Questions

Is APPROACHING a valid word in word games?

APPROACHING is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is APPROACHING worth?

APPROACHING is worth 21 points with Scrabble letter values and 25 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from APPROACHING?

352 other words, including IN, ON, OR and AN.