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Is hanging a Scrabble word?

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

H4A1N1G2I1N1G2

Is hanging a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4A1N1G2I1N1G2

Is hanging a Words With Friends word?

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

H3A1N2G3I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

HANGING,

5-letter words (5 found)

AGING,AHING,ANIGH,HANGI,INGAN,

4-letter words (14 found)

AGIN,GAIN,GANG,GIGA,GING,GINN,HAGG,HAIN,HANG,HING,NAIN,NANG,NGAI,NIGH,

3-letter words (18 found)

AHI,AIN,ANI,ANN,GAG,GAN,GHI,GIG,GIN,HAG,HAN,HIN,IGG,ING,INN,NAG,NAH,NAN,

2-letter words (9 found)

AG,AH,AI,AN,GI,HA,HI,IN,NA,

You can make 47 words from hanging according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hanging

hanging

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhæŋ.ɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -æŋɪŋ

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

hanging

  1. present participle and gerund of hang

Adjective

hanging (not comparable)

  1. Suspended.
    The hanging vines made the house look older than it was.
  2. (chess, of a piece) Unprotected and exposed to capture.
  3. (baseball, slang, of an off-speed pitch) Hittable; poorly executed by the pitcher, hence relatively easy to hit.
  4. (UK, slang, of a person, originally Manchester) Ugly; very unattractive; disgusting.
    • 2007, Summer Scars (film screenplay)
      MUGSEY: Yeah. You fancy ‘im don’ you.
      LEANNE: No I don’t. Shut yer mouth.
      MUGSEY: Your mum said he’s gonna end up just like his dad.
      LEANNE: She don’ even know Bingo. Anyway, I don’t fancy ‘im, ‘e’s hanging.
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Etymology 2

From Middle English hangynge, honginge, equivalent to hang +‎ -ing. Compare Old English hengen (“hanging”) and hōhing (“hanging”).

Noun

hanging (countable and uncountable, plural hangings)

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of hanging a person (or oneself) by the neck in order to kill that person (or to commit suicide).
  2. (countable) Anything that is hung as a decorative element (such as curtains, gobelins, or posters).
  3. (uncountable) The way in which hangings (decorations) are arranged.
Synonyms
  • (execution): a quick drop and a sudden stop, Abraham's balsam, necktie party
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See also
  • portière, portiere

Source: wiktionary.org