softening

ADJECTIVENOUN
9 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

softening is a valid 9-letter word worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1O1F4T1E1N1I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =13 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 26TRIPLE WORD → 39
MEANING

What does softening mean?

ADJECTIVE · 1 SENSE
1

Having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin.

SIMILAR
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The process of becoming softer.

“refrigeration delayed the softening of the fruit”

“he observed the softening of iron by heat”

NARROWER
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