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What does driving mean? Is driving a Scrabble word?

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Is driving a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word driving is a Scrabble US word. The word driving is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

D2R1I1V4I1N1G2

Is driving a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word driving is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

D2R1I1V4I1N1G2

Is driving a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word driving is a Words With Friends word. The word driving is worth 15 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

D2R1I1V5I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

DRIVING,

6-letter words (5 found)

DIVING,RIDING,RIVING,VIRGIN,VIRING,

5-letter words (5 found)

GRIND,INDRI,IRING,RIGID,VIRID,

4-letter words (10 found)

DING,DIVI,GIRD,GIRN,GRID,GRIN,IRID,NIDI,RIND,RING,

3-letter words (13 found)

DIG,DIN,DIV,GID,GIN,ING,NID,RID,RIG,RIN,VID,VIG,VIN,

2-letter words (4 found)

DI,GI,ID,IN,

You can make 38 words from driving according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of driving

driving

Pronunciation

  • enPR: drīʹvĭng, IPA(key): /ˈdɹaɪvɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -aɪvɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English dryvyng, drivende, from Old English drīfende, from Proto-Germanic *drībandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *drībaną (“to drive”), equivalent to drive +‎ -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian drieuwend, West Frisian driuwend, Dutch drijvend, German Low German drievend, German treibend, Swedish drivande.

Verb

driving

  1. present participle and gerund of drive

Adjective

driving (comparative more driving, superlative most driving)

  1. That drives (a mechanism or process).
  2. That drives forcefully; strong; forceful; violent (of wind, rain, etc)
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Etymology 2

From Middle English driving, drivinge, equivalent to drive +‎ -ing. Compare Dutch drijving, German Treibung.

Noun

driving (countable and uncountable, plural drivings)

  1. The action of the verb to drive in any sense.
  2. In particular, the action of operating a motor vehicle.
  3. (golf) The act of driving the ball; hitting the ball a long distance, especially from the tee to the putting green.
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