Definition of DEVISING

devising

Plural: devisings

Noun

  • the act that results in something coming to be
    • "the devising of plans"
  • the act of creating a plan or some object, especially a will

Verb

Verb Forms: devise, devised, devising, devises

  • Planning or inventing a new method or scheme.
  • Forming or planning something in the mind; inventing.
  • come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
  • arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  • give by will, especially real property
  • present participle and gerund of devise

Examples

  • DEVISING a strategy to use all their vowels was the player’s current challenge.
  • He spent most of his turn devising a word that would block his opponent’s access to the triple word score.

Scrabble Score: 13

devising: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
devising: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
devising: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

devising: valid Words With Friends Word