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What does inning mean? Is inning a Scrabble word?

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Is inning a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word inning is a Scrabble US word. The word inning is worth 7 points in Scrabble:

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Is inning a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word inning is a Scrabble UK word and has 7 points:

I1N1N1I1N1G2

Is inning a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word inning is a Words With Friends word. The word inning is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

I1N2N2I1N2G3

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6-letter words (1 found)

INNING,

4-letter words (1 found)

GINN,

3-letter words (3 found)

GIN,ING,INN,

2-letter words (2 found)

GI,IN,

You can make 7 words from inning according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of inning

inning

Etymology 1

Back-formation from innings, mistaken to be plural of the time period, not the entries of the batters/batsmen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪnɪŋ

Noun

inning (plural innings)

  1. (baseball) A period of play in which members of a visiting baseball team attempt to hit a baseball pitched by the opposing home team until three players are called out, followed by a similar attempt by members of the home baseball team against the visiting team's pitching. There are nine or more innings in a regulation baseball game.
  2. (softball) A similar period of play.
  3. (billiards) A player (or team)'s turn at the table to make shots until ended by a miss or a foul.
  4. A chance or opportunity to perform some deed or act.
  5. (obsolete) The gathering of a crop; harvesting.
  6. (obsolete) Lands recovered from the sea.
Derived terms
Related terms
  • top: (baseball, softball) first half of an inning
  • bottom: (baseball, softball) second half of an inning
Descendants
  • → Japanese: イニング (iningu)
Translations

Etymology 2

Verb

inning

  1. present participle and gerund of inn

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈinin/ [ˈi.nĩn]
  • Rhymes: -inin

Noun

inning m (plural innings)

  1. (baseball) inning

Source: wiktionary.org