Boggledygook

Boggle Word Finder

INFLATING

9 letters

✓ IT'S A WORD
TWL06 ✓ SOWPODS ✓ ENABLE1 ✓
Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

INFLATING is a valid 9-letter Boggle word. It's listed in all three major word lists — TWL06, SOWPODS, and ENABLE1. It scores 11 in Classic, 11 in Big, and 18 in Super Big Boggle.

INFLATING root INFLATE

verb
  1. transitiveTo enlarge an object by pushing air (or a gas) into it; to raise or expand abnormally
    • You inflate a balloon by blowing air into it.
  2. intransitiveTo enlarge by filling with air (or a gas).
    • The balloon will inflate if you blow into it.
  3. figurativelyTo swell; to puff up.
    • to inflate somebody with pride or vanity
  4. transitiveTo decompress (data) that was previously deflated.
  5. figurativelytransitiveTo represent something as being more important, better, or worse than it actually is; to exaggerate.
    • Israel routinely claims that the Gaza Ministry of Health, which is run by Hamas, has a tendency to inflate the number of Palestinian casualties in the Gaza Strip.