Definitions For Searching

adjective

  • Exploring thoroughly
  • Diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
  • Having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

verb

  • To carefully look for someone or something : to try to find someone or something
  • To carefully look for someone or something in (something)
  • To carefully look through the clothing of (someone) for something that may be hidden

noun

  • An attempt to find someone or something : the act or process of looking for someone or something
  • An attempt to find information in a database, network, Web site, etc., by using a computer program

Is Searching 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
15
Words with Friends
17

The word Searching is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Searching in a Sentence

  • They haven't found him yet, so they have to keep searching.
  • The police searched her for concealed weapons.
  • He was searched by the guard before he was allowed to enter the courtroom.
  • We will begin a search for a new manager this week.
  • I performed a search for the file.
  • I did a Web search for restaurants in that area.

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