Definitions For Waterboarding

Etymology 1

From {{af, en, waterboard, -ing, id2=gerund noun}}.

Noun

WATERBOARDING (plural - or s) A torture technique in which the victim is immobilized, has towels or rags wrapped over their face, and has water poured onto them, causing them to experience the sensation of drowning.

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 水刑, tr=shuǐxíng Finnish: vesikidutus French: simulacre de noyade, m Japanese: ウォーターボーディング (wōtābōdingu) Mongolian: {{t-needed, mn}} Portuguese: afogamento simulado, m Russian: пы́тка водо́й, f Spanish: submarino, m Swedish: skendränkning, c Uyghur: {{t-needed, ug}} Vietnamese: trấn nước

Etymology 2

From {{af, en, waterboard, -ing, id2=participial}}.

Verb

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

Is Waterboarding a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
20
Words with Friends
23

The word Waterboarding is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends

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