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Is hing a Scrabble word?

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

H4I1N1G2

Is hing a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4I1N1G2

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4-letter words (2 found)

HING,NIGH,

3-letter words (4 found)

GHI,GIN,HIN,ING,

2-letter words (3 found)

GI,HI,IN,

You can make 9 words from hing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hing

hing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Etymology 1

Verb

hing

  1. (dialectal or poetic) alternative form of hang.

Etymology 2

From Hindi हींग (hīṅg).

Noun

hing (uncountable)

  1. (India) Asafoetida, especially when used as a seasoning.

See also

  • li hing mui (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

  • Nigh, inHg, nigh

Apatani

Numeral

hing

  1. three

References

  • P. T. Abraham, Apatani-English-Hindi Dictionary (1987)

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Verb

hing

  1. singular past indicative of hangen

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *henki. Cognate with Finnish henki.

Noun

hing (genitive hinge, partitive hinge)

  1. soul
  2. life-force
  3. a living being, usually a human
  4. breath, breathing
Declension

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German henge.

Noun

hing (genitive hinge, partitive hinge)

  1. hinge
Declension

German

Alternative forms

  • hieng (obsolete)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪŋ/, (archaic) /hiːŋ/

Verb

hing

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of hängen

Scots

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hɪŋ/

Etymology 1

Noun

hing (plural hings)

  1. thing
Derived terms
  • anyhing
  • everyhing
  • hingmy
  • nuhing
  • sumhing

Etymology 2

Verb

hing (third-person singular simple present hings, present participle hingin, simple past hung, past participle hung)

  1. to hang

Zhuang

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *χiːŋᴬ (“ginger”). Cognate with Thai ขิง (kǐng), Lao ຂີງ (khīng), Lü ᦃᦲᧂ (ẋiing), Tai Dam ꪄꪲꪉ, Shan ၶိင် (khǐng), Ahom 𑜁𑜢𑜂𑜫 (khiṅ), Bouyei hingl. Compare Middle Chinese 薑 (MC kjang, “ginger”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /hiŋ˨˦/
  • Tone numbers: hing1
  • Hyphenation: hing

Noun

hing (Sawndip form 䒡, 1957–1982 spelling hiŋ)

  1. ginger
    Synonym: (dialectal) gieng

Zyphe

Verb

hing

  1. to lie

References

  • Samson Alexander Lotven (2021) The Sound Systems of Zophei Dialects and Other Maraic Languages (Dissertation)‎[2]

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