SHELTERING

10 letters, 14 points in Scrabble, 3 vowels

What SHELTERING Means

SHELTERING is a form of SHELTER, which means:

noun: a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
noun: protective covering that provides protection from the weather
verb: provide shelter for“After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people”
verb: invest (money) so that it is not taxable

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

SHELTERING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as S1 H4 E1 L1 T1 E1 R1 I1 N1 G2.

Anagrams of SHELTERING (1)

Same letters, different order. Any of these plays the same tiles for the same score.

Words Made From The Letters In SHELTERING

863 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.

9 letter words (6)

INSHELTER LENGTHIER LIGHTENER RESHINGLE STEERLING STREELING

8 letter words (39)

7 letter words (90)

6 letter words (169)

EGRETS EIGHTS EITHER ELEGIT ELINTS ELITES ELSHIN ENGILT ENGIRT ENISLE ENLIST ENSILE ENTERS ENTIRE ESTRIN ETHERS GENETS GENIES GENRES GENTES GENTIL GENTLE GERENT GERLES GERNES GILETS GIRNEL GIRTHS GLEETS GLENTS GLINTS GREENS GREETS GREINS GRILSE GRITHS HELING HENGES HEREIN HERIES HETING HINGER HINGES HINTER HIREES HIRSEL HIRSLE INERTS INGEST INGLES INHERE INLETS INSERT INTELS INTERS LEEING LEGERS LEGIST LEGITS LEIGER LENGER LENGTH LENITE LERING LETHES LIEGER LIEGES LIERNE LIGERS LIGHTS LIGNES LINERS LINGER LINTER LISTEE LISTEN LISTER LITERS LITHER LITHES LITRES NEIGHS NELIES NEREIS NERITE NESHER NESTER NESTLE NETHER NIGERS NIGHER NIGHTS NITERS NITHER NITRES REGENT REGEST REGIES REGILT REGLET REIGNS RELENT RELETS RELIES RELINE RELISH RELIST RENEST RENIES RENIGS RENTES RESENT RESIGN RESILE RESITE RETIES RETILE RETINE RHINES RIGHTS SEEING SEINER SEITEN SENILE SEREIN SERINE SERING SHINER SHRINE SIEGER SIGHER SIGNEE SIGNER SIGNET SILENE SILENT SINGER SINGLE SINTER SITHEE SITHEN SLEIGH SLIGHT STREEL STRENE STRING TEEING TEHSIL TENGES TENSER TERNES THEGNS THEINE THEINS THEIRS THERES THINGS THIRLS THREES THRENE TIGERS TILERS TINGES TINGLE TINSEL TREENS TRIENE TRIENS TRINES

5 letter words (246)

EGERS EGEST EGRET EHING EIGHT EIGNE EISEL ELINT ELITE ELSIN ENLIT ENTER ERING ERNES ESILE ESTER ETENS ETHER GEEST GEIST GEITS GELTS GENES GENET GENIE GENRE GENTS GERES GERLE GERNE GESTE GHEES GHEST GILET GILTS GIRLS GIRNS GIRSH GIRTH GIRTS GITES GLEES GLEET GLEIS GLENS GLENT GLINT GLITS GREEN GREES GREET GREIN GRENS GRESE GRINS GRISE GRIST GRITH GRITS HEELS HEILS HEIRS HEIST HELES HENGE HENTS HERES HERLS HERNS HERSE HETES HILTS HINGE HINGS HINTS HIREE HIRES INERT INGLE INLET INSET INTEL INTER ISLET ISTLE ITHER LEERS LEETS LEGER LEGES LEGIT LEHRS LEIRS LEISH LENES LENGS LENIS LENSE LENTI LERES LETHE LIEGE LIENS LIERS LIGER LIGHT LIGNE LINER LINES LINGS LINTS LITER LITES LITHE LITHS LITRE NEIGH NEIST NELIS NERTS NETES NIGER NIGHS NIGHT NIRLS NITER NITES NITRE REELS REENS REEST REGES REGIE REIGN REINS REIST RELET RELIE RELIT RENIG RENTE RENTS RESET RESIN RESIT RETIE RHIES RHINE RIELS RIGHT RILES RINES RINGS RINSE RISEN RITES SEGNI SEHRI SEINE SENGI SENTE SENTI SERGE SERIN SHEEL SHEEN SHEER SHEET SHENT SHERE SHIEL SHIER SHINE SHIRE SHIRT SIEGE SIENT SIETH SIGHT SILEN SILER SINGE SIREE SIREN SITHE SLEER SLEET SLIER SLING SNEER SNIRT STEEL STEEN STEER STEIL STEIN STELE STERE STERN STILE STING STIRE STRIG TEELS TEENS TEERS TEHRS TEILS TEINS TELES TENES TENGE TENSE TERES TERNE TERNS TERSE THEES THEGN THEIN THEIR THENS THERE THESE THIGS THINE THING THINS THIRL THREE TIERS TIGER TIGES TILER TILES TINES TINGE TINGS TIRES TIRLS TREEN TREES TRIES TRIGS TRINE TRINS

4 letter words (204)

3 letter words (88)

EEL EEN EHS ELS ELT ENE ENG ENS ERE ERG ERN ERS EST ETH GEE GEL GEN GER GET GHI GIE GIN GIS GIT HEN HER HES HET HIE HIN HIS HIT ING INS IRE ISH ITS LEE LEG LEI LES LET LIE LIG LIN LIS LIT NEE NEG NET NIE NIL NIS NIT NTH REE REG REH REI REN RES RET RIG RIN RIT SEE SEG SEI SEL SEN SER SET SHE SIN SIR SIT SRI TEE TEG TEL TEN TES THE TIE TIG TIL TIN TIS

2 letter words (21)

EE EH EL EN ER ES ET GI HE HI IN IS IT LI NE RE SH SI ST TE TI

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