Definitions For Risking

noun

  • The possibility that something bad or unpleasant (such as an injury or a loss) will happen
  • Someone or something that may cause something bad or unpleasant to happen
  • A person or thing that someone judges to be a good or bad choice for insurance, a loan, etc.

verb

  • To put (something) in a situation in which it could be lost, damaged, etc.
  • To do something that could result in (something bad or unpleasant)
  • To do (something that may have harmful or bad results)

Is Risking 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
12
Words with Friends
14

The word Risking is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Risking in a Sentence

  • I prefer not to expose my money to too much risk.
  • The degree of risk is minimal.
  • All investments have an element of risk.
  • She risked her life to save her children.
  • He risked all his money on starting his own business.
  • He risked breaking his neck.

Antonyms for Risking

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