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Is asking a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word asking is a Scrabble US word. The word asking is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

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Is asking a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word asking is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

A1S1K5I1N1G2

Is asking a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word asking is a Words With Friends word. The word asking is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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6-letter words (3 found)

ASKING,GASKIN,KIANGS,

5-letter words (14 found)

AKING,GAINS,GINKS,IKANS,KAING,KAINS,KANGS,KIANG,KINAS,KINGS,KISAN,KNAGS,NAIKS,SIGNA,

4-letter words (36 found)

AGIN,AINS,AKIN,ANIS,GAIN,GAKS,GANS,GINK,GINS,IKAN,INGS,INKS,ISNA,KAIN,KAIS,KANG,KANS,KINA,KING,KINS,KNAG,NAGS,NAIK,NGAI,SAIN,SAKI,SANG,SANK,SIGN,SIKA,SING,SINK,SKAG,SKIN,SNAG,SNIG,

3-letter words (29 found)

AGS,AIN,AIS,ANI,ANS,ASK,GAK,GAN,GAS,GIN,GIS,ING,INK,INS,KAI,KAS,KIN,KIS,NAG,NAS,NIS,SAG,SAI,SAN,SIG,SIK,SIN,SKA,SKI,

2-letter words (11 found)

AG,AI,AN,AS,GI,IN,IS,KA,KI,NA,SI,

You can make 93 words from asking according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of asking

asking

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæskɪŋ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːskɪŋ/
  • (Northern England, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈaskɪŋ/
  • (NYC, Philadelphia) IPA(key): /ˈeəskɪŋ/
  • (AAVE) IPA(key): /ˈæksɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From Middle English askinge, askande, from Old English āsciende, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōndī, present participle of Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn (“to ask”), equivalent to ask +‎ -ing.

Verb

asking

  1. present participle of ask

Adjective

asking (comparative more asking, superlative most asking)

  1. That asks; that expresses a question or request.
Derived terms
  • askingly
  • asking price

Etymology 2

From Middle English asking, askyng, askynge, from Old English āscung (“asking; question; inquiry”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiskungu, equivalent to ask +‎ -ing.

Noun

asking (countable and uncountable, plural askings)

  1. The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
    His asking was greeted with silence.
  2. (rare in the singular) A request, or petition.
  3. (in the plural) The marriage banns.
Usage notes
  • Normally found in plural, or in set phrases such as for the asking or time of asking.

Anagrams

  • Gaskin, Sikang, aksing, gaskin, kiangs

Middle English

Noun

asking

  1. Alternative form of askynge

Source: wiktionary.org