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TINSELING

9 letters

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Classic 11 pts
Big 11 pts
Super Big 18 pts

TINSELING 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.

TINSELING root TINSEL-ing

Word family

TINSEL 3 TINSELS-s 5 TINSELLING-ling 11 TINSELED-ed 11 TINSELLED-led 11
noun
  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyA silk or wool fabric with gold or silver thread woven into it; brocade.
  2. obsoleteuncountableusuallyA very thin, gauzelike cloth with gold or silver (or, later, copper) thread woven into it, or overlaid with thin metal plates.
  3. broadlyuncountableusuallyA thin, shiny foil for ornamental purposes which is of a material made of metal or resembling metal; especially, narrow glittering strips of such a material, often strung on to thread, and traditionally at Christmastime draped on Christmas trees, hung from balustrades or ceilings, or wrapped around objects as a decoration.
  4. broadlyfigurativelyuncountableusuallyAnything shining and gaudy; especially something superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable.
  5. ScotlandobsoletetransitiveuncountableDamage, detriment; loss.
  6. ScotlandarchaictransitiveuncountableDeprivation; forfeiture.
adjective
  1. obsoleteOf fabric: ornamented by being woven with gold or silver thread, or overlaid with thin metal plates; brocaded.
  2. broadlyobsoleteGlittering.
  3. broadlyfigurativelyApparently beautiful and costly but having little value; superficially attractive; gaudy, showy, tawdry.
verb
  1. alsofigurativelytransitiveTo ornament (fabric, etc.) by weaving into it thread of gold, silver, or some other shiny material.
  2. broadlytransitiveTo deck out (a place or something) with showy but cheap ornaments; to make gaudy.
  3. figurativelytransitiveTo give (something) a false or superficial attractiveness.
  4. ScotlandobsoleteraretransitiveTo cause (someone) damage or loss; also, to impose a fine on (someone); to mulct.