Definitions For Goaltending

Verb

{{infl of, en, goaltend, , ing-form}}

Translations

Spanish: tapón ilegal, m

Noun

GOALTENDING (uncountable) (basketball) A violation which occurs when a player interferes with the movement of the ball that is on its downward path toward the basket or on or within the rim of the basket, or after the ball touched the backboard. (ice hockey) The activity of a goaltender.

Synonyms

ice hockey goalkeeping netminding

See also

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Etymology

goal + tending

Is Goaltending a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
14
Words with Friends
19

The word Goaltending is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends

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