exacting
ADJECTIVE
/ɪɡ'zæktɪŋ/
8 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH E
exacting is a valid 8-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
E1X8A1C3T1I1N1G2
1 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does exacting mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Requiring precise accuracy.
“an exacting job”
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SIMILAR
2
Severe and unremitting in making demands.
“an exacting instructor”
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3
Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures.
“certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements”
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