approving
Approving can refer to the formal act of approving. Approving is also used as adjective, with meanings including expressing or manifesting praise or approval.
Length
9
Scrabble
17
WWF
22
Starts
AP
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Hard
Dictionary
What Does “APPROVING” Mean?
/ʌˈpɹuv.ɪŋ/
approving has 2 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 senseexpressing or manifesting praise or approval
“approbative criticism”
“an affirmative nod”
Noun
1 senseSynonyms for APPROVING
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
9
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
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Definition
expressing or manifesting praise or approval
Length
9 letters
Starts With
A
Ends With
G
Vowels
3
Consonants
6
Letters
A, P, P, R, O, V, I, N, G
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★★★APPROVING has a Scrabble score of 17. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆APPROVING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
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★★★☆☆APPROVING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 9-letter structure.
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Unique Letters
8
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
V
Letter Pattern
ABBCDEFGH
CV Pattern
VCCCVCVCC
Vowel Share
33%
Consonant Share
67%
Bigrams
AP, PP, PR, RO, OV, VI, IN, NG
Trigrams
APP, PPR, PRO, ROV, OVI, VIN, ING
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