alarming
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 8
/əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/
(UK)
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/əˈlɑːm.ɪŋ/ (UK) · /əˈlɑɹm.ɪŋ/ (US)
Definition of alarming
2 senses · 2 parts of speech
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of alarm
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verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of alarm
adj
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Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.
“Another stop at the 731-yard Sharpthorne Tunnel allowed the apprentices to see how a combination of water and a "chemical soup" is destroying the rails at an alarming rate.”
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Words you can make from alarming
177 playable · top: MARGINAL (11 pts)
Best play marginal 11 points7-letter words
4 words6-letter words
17 words5-letter words
38 words- AMIGA 8 pts
- GAMIN 8 pts
- GRAMA 8 pts
- MANGA 8 pts
- ALARM 7 pts
- AMAIN 7 pts
- AMNIA 7 pts
- ANIMA 7 pts
- INARM 7 pts
- LAMIA 7 pts
- LIMAN 7 pts
- MALAR 7 pts
- MANIA 7 pts
- MARIA 7 pts
- RAMAL 7 pts
- RAMIN 7 pts
- AGAIN 6 pts
- AGRIA 6 pts
- ALANG 6 pts
- ALGIN 6 pts
- ALIGN 6 pts
- ARGAL 6 pts
- ARGIL 6 pts
- GARNI 6 pts
- GLAIR 6 pts
- GNARL 6 pts
- GRAAL 6 pts
- GRAIL 6 pts
- GRAIN 6 pts
- GRANA 6 pts
- LAGAN 6 pts
- LIANG 6 pts
- LIGAN 6 pts
- LINGA 6 pts
- LAARI 5 pts
- LANAI 5 pts
- LIANA 5 pts
- NAIRA 5 pts
4-letter words
64 words- AGMA 7 pts
- GAMA 7 pts
- GLAM 7 pts
- GLIM 7 pts
- GRAM 7 pts
- GRIM 7 pts
- MAGI 7 pts
- MARG 7 pts
- ALMA 6 pts
- AMIA 6 pts
- AMIN 6 pts
- AMIR 6 pts
- LAMA 6 pts
- LIMA 6 pts
- LIMN 6 pts
- MAAR 6 pts
- MAIL 6 pts
- MAIN 6 pts
- MAIR 6 pts
- MANA 6 pts
- MANI 6 pts
- MARA 6 pts
- MARL 6 pts
- MINA 6 pts
- RAMI 6 pts
- AGAR 5 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- ALGA 5 pts
- ANGA 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GALA 5 pts
- GIRL 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GLIA 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- LANG 5 pts
- LING 5 pts
- NAGA 5 pts
- RAGA 5 pts
- RAGI 5 pts
- RANG 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- ALAN 4 pts
- ALAR 4 pts
- ANAL 4 pts
- ANIL 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIL 4 pts
- LAIN 4 pts
- LAIR 4 pts
- LARI 4 pts
- LARN 4 pts
- LIAR 4 pts
- LIRA 4 pts
- NAIL 4 pts
- NALA 4 pts
- RAIA 4 pts
- RAIL 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- RIAL 4 pts
3-letter words
39 words- GAM 6 pts
- MAG 6 pts
- MIG 6 pts
- AIM 5 pts
- AMA 5 pts
- AMI 5 pts
- ARM 5 pts
- LAM 5 pts
- MAN 5 pts
- MAR 5 pts
- MIL 5 pts
- MIR 5 pts
- NAM 5 pts
- NIM 5 pts
- RAM 5 pts
- RIM 5 pts
- AGA 4 pts
- GAL 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- LAG 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- AAL 3 pts
- AIL 3 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- ALA 3 pts
- ANA 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- LAR 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
2-letter words
14 wordsFind your best play with alarming
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