01 Word definition

uprooting

9 letters · 4 vowels · 5 consonants

Is UPROOTING a word?

Yes. UPROOTING is a 9-letter verb. UPROOTING is a present-participle form of UPROOT: move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell UPROOTING?

U-P-R-O-O-T-I-N-G

UPROOTING contains 9 letters, begins with U, and ends with G.

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Meaning and definition

UPROOTING is a present-participle form of UPROOT.

1verb

  1. UPROOTING is a present-participle form of UPROOT: move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment

    The war uprooted many people
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score12points
Words With Friends16points
Word length9letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is UPROOTING spelled?

U1P2R3O4O5T6I7N8G9
Starts withUPRFirst 3 letters
Ends withINGLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats O
Vowel balance4 / 5Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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About UPROOTING.

How do you spell UPROOTING?

UPROOTING is spelled U-P-R-O-O-T-I-N-G. It contains 9 letters.