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Is honing a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word honing is a Scrabble US word. The word honing is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

H4O1N1I1N1G2

Is honing a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word honing is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

H4O1N1I1N1G2

Is honing a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word honing is a Words With Friends word. The word honing is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3O1N2I1N2G3

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6-letter words (1 found)

HONING,

5-letter words (3 found)

HOING,HONGI,OHING,

4-letter words (7 found)

GINN,HING,HONG,INGO,NIGH,NONG,NONI,

3-letter words (14 found)

GHI,GIN,GIO,GON,HIN,HOG,HOI,HON,ING,INN,ION,NOG,NOH,NON,

2-letter words (10 found)

GI,GO,HI,HO,IN,IO,NO,OH,OI,ON,

You can make 35 words from honing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of honing

honing

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊnɪŋ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊnɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -oʊnɪŋ, -əʊnɪŋ

Verb

honing

  1. present participle and gerund of hone

Noun

honing (plural honings)

  1. The process by which something is honed.

Derived terms

Anagrams

  • nigh on

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • honig (dialectal, archaic)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch honinch (“honey”), from Old Dutch honing, from Proto-Germanic *hunangą. Cognate with English honey and German Honig.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦoː.nɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: ho‧ning
  • Rhymes: -oːnɪŋ

Noun

honing m (uncountable)

  1. honey

Usage notes

In older publications, one can also encounter the word with the neuter gender.

Synonyms

  • zeem

Derived terms

  • bijenhoning
  • bloemenhoning
  • honingbeer
  • honingbij
  • honingeter
  • honingkoek
  • honingraat

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: heuning
  • Negerhollands: henig, honing
  • → Papiamentu: honing, heinik (dated)
  • →? Sranan Tongo: oni
    • → Aukan: oniki
    • → Saramaccan: honi

Source: wiktionary.org