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Is fairing a Scrabble word?

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

F4A1I1R1I1N1G2

Is fairing a Scrabble UK word?

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

F4A1I1R1I1N1G2

Is fairing a Words With Friends word?

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

F4A1I1R1I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

FAIRING,

6-letter words (4 found)

AIRING,FARING,FIRING,RAGINI,

5-letter words (7 found)

AGRIN,FAGIN,GARNI,GRAIN,INFRA,IRING,RANGI,

4-letter words (25 found)

AGIN,AIRN,FAIN,FAIR,FANG,FIAR,FINI,FIRN,FRAG,FRIG,GAIN,GAIR,GARI,GIRN,GNAR,GRAN,GRIN,INIA,NAIF,NGAI,RAGI,RAIN,RANG,RANI,RING,

3-letter words (24 found)

AIN,AIR,ANI,ARF,FAG,FAN,FAR,FIG,FIN,FIR,FRA,GAN,GAR,GIF,GIN,ING,NAG,RAG,RAI,RAN,RIA,RIF,RIG,RIN,

2-letter words (9 found)

AG,AI,AN,AR,FA,GI,IF,IN,NA,

You can make 70 words from fairing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of fairing

fairing

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɛəɹɪŋ/
  • Homophone: faring
  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: fair‧ing

Etymology 1

From fair (“community gathering, market”). In the sense of food, because cakes and sweets were sold at fairs.

Noun

fairing (plural fairings)

  1. (now archaic) A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair. [from 16th c.]
  2. (now rare) A present, especially given by a lover. [from 16th c.]
  3. (Scotland, Ireland, now rare) Something that is deserved; one's deserts. [from 18th c.]
  4. A type of small gingerbread biscuit; a ginger nut. [from 19th c.]
Derived terms
  • Cornish fairing
  • get one's fairing

Etymology 2

From fair (“to smoothen or even a surface”).

Verb

fairing

  1. present participle and gerund of fair

Noun

fairing (plural fairings)

  1. A structure on various parts of a vehicle, for example an aircraft, automobile, or motorcycle, that produces a smooth exterior and reduces drag. [from 20th c.]
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See also

  • fairing on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

  • “fairing”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Fairing”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes IV (F–G), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 29, column 1.

Anagrams

  • Firangi, argifin, firangi

Source: wiktionary.org