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ORIENTING

9 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

ORIENTING 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.

ORIENTING root ORIENT-ing

name
  1. Usually preceded by the: alternative letter-case form of Orient (“a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia)”)
noun
  1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
  2. obsoleteA pearl originating from the Indian region, reputed to be of great brilliance; (by extension) any pearl of particular beauty and value.
  3. broadlyThe brilliance or colour of a high-quality pearl.
adjective
  1. alsodatedfigurativelypoeticRising, like the morning sun.
  2. datedpoeticOf the colour of the sky at daybreak; bright in colour, from red to yellow.
  3. Of, facing, or located in the east; eastern, oriental.
  4. Of a pearl or other gem: of great brilliance and value; (by extension) bright, lustrous.
verb
  1. USoftentransitiveTo build or place (something) so as to face eastward.
  2. USbroadlyoftentransitiveTo align or place (a person or object) so that his, her, or its east side, north side, etc., is positioned toward the corresponding points of the compass; (specifically, surveying) to rotate (a map attached to a plane table) until the line of direction between any two of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction in nature.
  3. USoftentransitiveTo direct towards or point at a particular direction.
    • The workers oriented all the signs to face the road.
  4. USoftenreflexivetransitiveTo determine which direction one is facing.
    • Let me just orient myself and we can be on our way.
  5. USfigurativelyoftenreflexivetransitiveTo familiarize (oneself or someone) with a circumstance or situation.
    • Give him time to orient himself within the new hierarchy.
  6. USfigurativelyoftentransitiveTo set the focus of (something) so as to appeal or relate to a certain group.
    • We will orient our campaign to the youth who are often disinterested.
  7. USintransitiveoftenTo change direction to face a certain way.