Irising
7 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of iris, referring to opening or closing like an iris diaphragm or to tending iris plants.
“The camera's aperture was irising down slowly to reduce the light entering the lens.”
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Ends in '-ing', contains two I's, IRIS is a common root word
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Low tile values overall, the -ING suffix makes it useful for extending board words
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