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What does hunting mean? Is hunting a Scrabble word?

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Is hunting a Scrabble word?

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

H4U1N1T1I1N1G2

Is hunting a Scrabble UK word?

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

H4U1N1T1I1N1G2

Is hunting a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word hunting is a Words With Friends word. The word hunting is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

H3U2N2T1I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

HUNTING,

6-letter words (2 found)

NUTHIN,TUNING,

5-letter words (4 found)

NIGHT,NINTH,THING,UNTIN,

4-letter words (12 found)

GINN,HING,HINT,HUNG,HUNT,NIGH,THIG,THIN,THUG,TING,TUNG,UNIT,

3-letter words (26 found)

GHI,GIN,GIT,GNU,GUN,GUT,HIN,HIT,HUG,HUI,HUN,HUT,ING,INN,NIT,NTH,NUG,NUN,NUT,TIG,TIN,TUG,TUI,TUN,UGH,UNI,

2-letter words (11 found)

GI,GU,HI,IN,IT,NU,TI,UG,UH,UN,UT,

You can make 56 words from hunting according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of hunting

hunting

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhʌntɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ʌntɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English hunting, from Old English huntung, equivalent to hunt +‎ -ing.

Noun

hunting (countable and uncountable, plural huntings)

  1. The act of finding and killing a wild animal, either for sport or with the intention of using its parts to make food, clothes, etc.
  2. Looking for something, especially for a job or flat.
  3. (engineering) Fluctuating around a central value without stabilizing.
  4. (telephony) The process of determining which of a group of telephone lines will receive a call.
Usage notes

Although hunting is technically a hypernym for fishing, fishing is generally not thought of as a type of hunting since it involves aquatic animals.

Derived terms
Related terms
  • cynegetic
Descendants
  • → Korean: 헌팅 (heonting, “flirting with strangers, pickup”)
Translations
Further reading
  • hunting on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology 2

From Middle English huntynge, alteration of earlier Middle English huntinde, huntende, huntand, present participle of hunten (“to hunt”), equivalent to hunt +‎ -ing.

Verb

hunting

  1. present participle and gerund of hunt

Anagrams

  • nuthing

Source: wiktionary.org