softening
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- Scrabble points
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
Definition of softening
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of soften
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verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of soften
noun
- The process of making something soft.
- The process of becoming soft.
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Etymology
From Middle English softenynge, softynand, equivalent to soften + -ing.
Words you can make from softening
200+ playable · top: FENINGS (11 pts)
Best play fenings 11 points7-letter words
6 words6-letter words
37 words- FEIGNS 10 pts
- FENING 10 pts
- FETING 10 pts
- FOGIES 10 pts
- GONEFS 10 pts
- GONIFS 10 pts
- FEINTS 9 pts
- FINEST 9 pts
- INFEST 9 pts
- SOFTEN 9 pts
- SOFTIE 9 pts
- EGOIST 7 pts
- ENSIGN 7 pts
- INGEST 7 pts
- INGOTS 7 pts
- NOSING 7 pts
- NOTING 7 pts
- SIGNET 7 pts
- SOIGNE 7 pts
- STINGE 7 pts
- STINGO 7 pts
- STOGIE 7 pts
- TIGNON 7 pts
- TIGONS 7 pts
- TINGES 7 pts
- TOEING 7 pts
- TONING 7 pts
- INTONE 6 pts
- NITONS 6 pts
- NONETS 6 pts
- SENNIT 6 pts
- SINNET 6 pts
- SONNET 6 pts
- TENNIS 6 pts
- TENNOS 6 pts
- TENONS 6 pts
- TONNES 6 pts
5-letter words
52 words- FEIGN 9 pts
- FOGIE 9 pts
- GIFTS 9 pts
- GONEF 9 pts
- GONIF 9 pts
- FEINT 8 pts
- FEIST 8 pts
- FINES 8 pts
- FINOS 8 pts
- FOINS 8 pts
- FOIST 8 pts
- FONTS 8 pts
- INFOS 8 pts
- NEIFS 8 pts
- OFTEN 8 pts
- GENTS 6 pts
- GITES 6 pts
- GOEST 6 pts
- INGOT 6 pts
- SEGNI 6 pts
- SEGNO 6 pts
- SENGI 6 pts
- SINGE 6 pts
- STING 6 pts
- TIGON 6 pts
- TINGE 6 pts
- TINGS 6 pts
- TONGS 6 pts
- EOSIN 5 pts
- INSET 5 pts
- NEIST 5 pts
- NEONS 5 pts
- NINES 5 pts
- NITES 5 pts
- NITON 5 pts
- NOISE 5 pts
- NONES 5 pts
- NONET 5 pts
- NONIS 5 pts
- NOTES 5 pts
- ONSET 5 pts
- SENTI 5 pts
- SETON 5 pts
- STEIN 5 pts
- STENO 5 pts
- STONE 5 pts
- TEINS 5 pts
- TENNO 5 pts
- TENON 5 pts
- TINES 5 pts
- TONES 5 pts
- TONNE 5 pts
4-letter words
78 words- FIGS 8 pts
- FOGS 8 pts
- GIFS 8 pts
- GIFT 8 pts
- EFTS 7 pts
- FENS 7 pts
- FEST 7 pts
- FETS 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FINO 7 pts
- FINS 7 pts
- FIST 7 pts
- FITS 7 pts
- FOES 7 pts
- FOIN 7 pts
- FONS 7 pts
- FONT 7 pts
- INFO 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- SEIF 7 pts
- SIFT 7 pts
- SOFT 7 pts
- EGIS 5 pts
- EGOS 5 pts
- ENGS 5 pts
- GENS 5 pts
- GENT 5 pts
- GEST 5 pts
- GETS 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIES 5 pts
- GINS 5 pts
- GIST 5 pts
- GITE 5 pts
- GITS 5 pts
- GOES 5 pts
- GONE 5 pts
- NEGS 5 pts
- NOGS 5 pts
- SEGO 5 pts
- SIGN 5 pts
- SING 5 pts
- SNOG 5 pts
- SONG 5 pts
- TEGS 5 pts
- TING 5 pts
- TOGS 5 pts
- TONG 5 pts
- EONS 4 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- INTO 4 pts
- IONS 4 pts
- NEON 4 pts
- NEST 4 pts
- NETS 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- NITE 4 pts
- NITS 4 pts
- NOES 4 pts
- NONE 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NOSE 4 pts
- NOTE 4 pts
- ONES 4 pts
- SENT 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
- SITE 4 pts
- SNIT 4 pts
- SNOT 4 pts
- SONE 4 pts
- TEIN 4 pts
- TENS 4 pts
- TIES 4 pts
- TINE 4 pts
- TINS 4 pts
- TOES 4 pts
- TONE 4 pts
- TONS 4 pts
3-letter words
26 wordsFind your best play with softening
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