scouring
NOUN
/skaʊrɪŋ/
8 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH S
scouring is a valid 8-letter word worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1C3O1U1R1I1N1G2
1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =11 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 22TRIPLE WORD → 33
MEANING
What does scouring mean?
NOUN · 2 SENSES
1
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
RELATED
2
Moving over territory to search for something.
“scouring the entire area revealed nothing”
BROADER
RELATED
AT THE BOARD
Anagrams of scouring
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