Kerning in Scrabble and Meaning

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Is kerning a Scrabble word?

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

K5E1R1N1I1N1G2

Is kerning a Scrabble UK word?

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

K5E1R1N1I1N1G2

Is kerning a Words With Friends word?

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

K5E1R1N2I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

KERNING,

6-letter words (4 found)

ENRING,ERNING,GINNER,REKING,

5-letter words (13 found)

EKING,ERING,GREIN,GRIKE,INKER,INNER,KRENG,NIGER,NINER,REIGN,REINK,RENIG,RENIN,

4-letter words (20 found)

GIEN,GINK,GINN,GIRN,GREN,GRIN,KEIR,KERN,KIER,KINE,KING,KIRN,NERK,NINE,REIK,REIN,RENK,RINE,RING,RINK,

3-letter words (27 found)

EIK,ENG,ERG,ERK,ERN,GEN,GER,GIE,GIN,IKE,ING,INK,INN,IRE,IRK,KEG,KEN,KIN,KIR,NEG,NEK,NIE,REG,REI,REN,RIG,RIN,

2-letter words (7 found)

EN,ER,GI,IN,KI,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 73 words from kerning according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of kerning

kerning

Etymology

From kern (part of a letter which extends into the space used by another letter) +‎ -ing, from French carne (corner).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝnɪŋ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːnɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ

Noun

kerning (countable and uncountable, plural kernings)

  1. (typography) The adjustment of the horizontal space between selected pairs of glyphs in a typeface.

Usage notes

Kerning and tracking are sometimes confused; the latter refers to the uniform adjustment of letterspacing for a whole unit of text, while kerning relates to the spacing between two individual glyphs.

Related terms

  • tracking

Translations

Verb

kerning

  1. present participle and gerund of kern

Further reading

  • kerning on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Source: wiktionary.org