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Is being a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word being is a Scrabble US word. The word being is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is being a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word being is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

B3E1I1N1G2

Is being a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word being is a Words With Friends word. The word being is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (3 found)

BEGIN,BEING,BINGE,

4-letter words (7 found)

BEIN,BENI,BIEN,BINE,BING,GIBE,GIEN,

3-letter words (14 found)

BEG,BEN,BIG,BIN,ENG,GEN,GIB,GIE,GIN,ING,NEB,NEG,NIB,NIE,

2-letter words (6 found)

BE,BI,EN,GI,IN,NE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 31 words from being according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of being

being ebing bieng ibeng eibng iebng benig ebnig bneig nbeig enbig nebig bineg ibneg bnieg nbieg inbeg nibeg einbg ienbg enibg neibg inebg niebg beign ebign biegn ibegn eibgn iebgn begin ebgin bgein gbein egbin gebin bigen ibgen bgien gbien igben giben eigbn iegbn egibn geibn igebn giebn bengi ebngi bnegi nbegi enbgi nebgi begni ebgni bgeni gbeni egbni gebni bngei nbgei bgnei gbnei ngbei gnbei engbi negbi egnbi genbi ngebi gnebi binge ibnge bnige nbige inbge nibge bigne ibgne bgine gbine igbne gibne bngie nbgie bgnie gbnie ngbie gnbie ingbe nigbe ignbe ginbe ngibe gnibe eingb iengb enigb neigb inegb niegb eignb iegnb eginb geinb igenb gienb engib negib egnib genib ngeib gneib ingeb nigeb igneb gineb ngieb gnieb

Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word being. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in being.

Definitions and meaning of being

being

Alternative forms

  • beeing (archaic)
  • beïng (rare)

Etymology

Originated 1250–1300 from Middle English being; see be + -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbiːɪŋ/, /ˈbiːŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbiɪŋ/, /ˈbiŋ/
  • Rhymes: -iːɪŋ, -ɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: be‧ing

Verb

being

  1. present participle and gerund of be

Noun

being (countable and uncountable, plural beings)

  1. A living creature.
  2. The state or fact of existence, consciousness, or life, or something in such a state.
    • 1608-1634, John Webster (and perhaps Thomas Heywood), Appius and Virginia
      Claudius, thou / Wast follower of his fortunes in his being.
  3. (philosophy) That which has actuality (materially or in concept).
  4. (philosophy) One's basic nature, or the qualities thereof; essence or personality.
  5. (obsolete) An abode; a cottage.

Synonyms

  • (a living creature): See also Thesaurus:creature
  • (the state or fact of existence): See also Thesaurus:existence

Derived terms

Translations

Conjunction

being

  1. Given that; since.
    • , New York Review Books 2001, p.280:
      ’Tis a hard matter therefore to confine them, being they are so various and many […].

Synonyms

  • as, because, seeing that; see also Thesaurus:because

Derived terms

  • being that

Translations

References

  • “being”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
  • “being”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  • "being" in the Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), K Dictionaries limited, 2000-2006.
  • "being" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

See also

Anagrams

  • Bengi, begin, binge

Scottish Gaelic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peiŋʲkʲ/

Noun

being f (dative singular being or beingidh, genitive singular beinge, plural beingean)

  1. bench, form

Source: wiktionary.org