captivating
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- Words With Friends
- 24
- Letters
- 11
/ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/
(UK)
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/ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ (UK) · /ˈkæptɪveɪtɪŋ/ (US) · [ˈkæptɪveɪɾɪŋ] (US) · /ˈkæptɪvæɪtɪŋ/ · [ˈkæptɪvæɪɾɪŋ]
Definition of captivating
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
- That captivates; fascinating.
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adj
- That captivates; fascinating.
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Very beautiful or attractive.
“[T]he eye is delighted by a continual succession of small landscapes of captivating loveliness.”
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of captivate
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Etymology
From captivate + -ing.
Words you can make from captivating
187 playable · top: ACTIVATING (16 pts)
Best play activating 16 points10-letter words
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12 words6-letter words
27 words- CAVING 12 pts
- PAVING 12 pts
- VAPING 12 pts
- VICING 12 pts
- ATAVIC 11 pts
- CAPING 11 pts
- PACING 11 pts
- VACANT 11 pts
- VIATIC 11 pts
- CAPITA 10 pts
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- PINATA 8 pts
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- ATTING 7 pts
- GITTIN 7 pts
- ATTAIN 6 pts
- TITIAN 6 pts
5-letter words
38 words- PAVAN 10 pts
- PAVIN 10 pts
- VATIC 10 pts
- VINCA 10 pts
- VINIC 10 pts
- PANIC 9 pts
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- ACING 8 pts
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4-letter words
45 words- CAVA 9 pts
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3-letter words
48 words- VAC 8 pts
- CAP 7 pts
- PAC 7 pts
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2-letter words
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