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FORMATING

9 letters, 15 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What FORMATING Means

FORMATING is a form of FORMAT, which means:

  1. verb: set (printed matter) into a specific format“Format this letter so it can be printed out”
  2. verb: determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science)
  3. noun: the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing)
  4. noun: the general appearance of a publication

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FORMATING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 15 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 O1 R1 M3 A1 T1 I1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In FORMATING

405 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

8 letter words (1)

7 letter words (18)

6 letter words (38)

5 letter words (86)

4 letter words (143)

3 letter words (93)

2 letter words (26)

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