Attacking is valid Scrabble Word

Is attacking a scrabble word?
Official Scrabble Players Dictionary YES
Official Tournament and Club Word List YES
Collins Scrabble Words YES
Is attacking valid Words with Friends?
Words with Friends YES

9 letters word
16 points in Scrabble
19 points in WWF

Definitions for ATTACKING in dictionary:

VERB:

ATTACK, to set upon violently
take aggressive military action against (a place or enemy forces) with weapons or armed force
act against (someone or something) aggressively in an attempt to injure or kill
(of a disease, chemical, or insect) act harmfully on
criticize or oppose fiercely and publicly
begin to deal with (a problem or task) in a determined and vigorous way
(in sport) make a forceful attempt to score a goal or point or otherwise gain an advantage against an opposing team or player
move into or be in a position to capture (an opponent's piece or pawn)

NOUN:

an aggressive and violent act against a person or place
destructive action by a disease, chemical, or insect

a determined attempt to tackle a problem or task
forceful and decisive style in performing music or another art
an instance of fierce public criticism or opposition
a sudden short bout of an illness or stress
(in sport) an aggressive attempt to score a goal or point or otherwise gain an advantage
the players in a team who are in the position of trying to score a goal or win points
a threat to capture an opponent's piece or pawn

ADJECTIVE:

disposed to attack

Words related to ATTACKING

attack12 attacked15 attacks13

Words that contain ATTACKING

reattacking18 counterattacking25

How to use ATTACKING in a sentence

On the other hand, I think it an unfounded conjecture that Prince Buelow was deliberately building with a view to attacking the British Empire.
The Russian army has climbed up the hill, and is attacking us like old boots.
This being a most perilous enterprise, the command was given to Bayard of the attacking party.
Whatever compunction might be felt at attacking European ships, there was none about plundering Asiatic merchants, where great booty was to be gained with little risk.
While thus employed, messengers came from the Kempsant, offering to join hands with the English in attacking Angria.
If my reasoning was correct, the hiding place must be on the inner side, otherwise the assailants could have obtained what they came to seek without attacking the room.
Cyrus returned to Asia Minor with the full determination of attacking his brother at the earliest opportunity.
There could be no idea of attacking it from the front.
Joan had the trumpets sounded, and led on the attacking column in person.
From them he learned that the Nawab was attacking Calcutta.

But it appeared that those who were attacking the wall there were engaged in a battle on even terms with their enemy.
It sounded as though he had taken a lump of coal and was attacking the lock.
Blake determined to make a bold bluff by scattering his small force over the hills and attacking the enemy from different directions.
In Tro-Cortesianus 25d the fly seems to be attacking the mouth of god F.
It was impossible that they could have been cut off by an attacking party from the Zaouia.
They talked of great hunters and discussed the best methods of attacking all manner of wild beasts.
He is the attacking force of the nine, the positive pole of the battery, the central figure, around which the others are grouped.
We may be sure that he beat off the fellows who were attacking him, but they will all take to the woods, and he would never be able to get any distance among the trees.
The earl of Rochester repeated a maxim of the old duke of Schom-berg, that attacking France in the Netherlands was like taking a bull by the horns.
This petition had been procured by the tories, that the house of commons might have another handle for attacking the late ministry.
While the new Englanders were thus employed in reducing the French in Nova Scotia, preparations were made in Virginia for attacking them upon the Ohio.
But the terrible hail of bullets from those steady rifles was a thing they must avoid, or the attacking party would be wiped out before the shattered door was reached.
The council on this occasion decided that we should return to Springfield without attacking the enemy.
That he refrained from attacking the Americans and occasionally permitted them to be furnished supplies, for which they paid, was not cooperation.
Behind him came Walter, rather pale, but determined to do his best as a Boy Scout to fight off any wild beasts that might be attacking the camp.
Two Confederate guns, after firing a few shots, were withdrawn under cover, and the attacking troops reached the ford.
That may sound a commonplace, but is not, when you remember that socialists, who are attacking property, do so on precisely that ground.
He beat them off and, attacking in his turn, routed them.
A terrible carnage ensued, and only two of the attacking party managed to escape, leaving, as they fancied, all their foes among the dead.
Of the seven of us who forced the enemy to surrender by attacking them in the rear, not one was injured, although we were the attacking party.
Bowen, as a key to the interior, to prevent the Federal forces from attacking Columbus in the rear.

Similar words containing ATTACK without suffix ing

attack12 attacks13 attacked15 attacker14 reattack14 attackers15 attackman17 attackmen17 reattacks15 attackable18 postattack18 reattacked17 cyberattack24 reattacking18 cyberattacks25 counterattack21 cyberattacker26 counterattacks22 cyberattackers27 counterattacked24 counterattacker23 counterattackin23 counterattacking25 counterattackers24

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