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HUNGERING

9 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What HUNGERING Means

HUNGERING is a form of HUNGER, which means:

  1. verb: feel the need to eat
  2. verb: have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
  3. noun: a physiological need for food; the consequence of food deprivation
  4. noun: strong desire for something (not food or drink)“a thirst for knowledge”

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Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

HUNGERING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as H4 U1 N1 G2 E1 R1 I1 N1 G2.

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