thickening
NOUNADJECTIVE
/θɪkənɪŋ/
10 LETTERS · 3 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH T
thickening is a valid 10-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1H4I1C3K5E1N1I1N1G2
1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING
What does thickening mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
The act of thickening.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
2
Any material used to thicken.
“starch is used in cooking as a thickening”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
3
Any thickened enlargement.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
ADJECTIVE · 2 SENSES
1
Accumulating and becoming more intense.
“the thickening dusk”
SYNONYMS
SIMILAR
2
Becoming more intricate or complex.
“a thickening plot”
SIMILAR