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Is listening a Scrabble word?

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

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Is listening a Scrabble UK word?

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

L1I1S1T1E1N1I1N1G2

Is listening a Words With Friends word?

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

L2I1S1T1E1N2I1N2G3

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9-letter words (3 found)

ENLISTING,LISTENING,TINSELING,

8-letter words (9 found)

ENISLING,ENSILING,GINNIEST,LENITING,LIGNITES,LINGIEST,LINTINGS,NESTLING,STEINING,

7-letter words (29 found)

GINNELS,GLISTEN,IGNITES,INGINES,INSIGNE,INTINES,LENSING,LESTING,LIGNINS,LIGNITE,LINIEST,LININGS,LINNETS,LINNIES,LINTIES,LINTING,LISTING,NESTING,SEILING,SEINING,SENTING,SILTING,SINGLET,SNIGLET,STILING,TENSING,TILINGS,TINGLES,TINNIES,

6-letter words (50 found)

ELINTS,ENGILT,ENLIST,ENSIGN,GENTIL,GILETS,GINNEL,GLENTS,GLINTS,IGNITE,INGEST,INGINE,INGLES,INISLE,INLETS,INSTIL,INTELS,INTINE,ISLING,LEGIST,LEGITS,LIGNES,LIGNIN,LINENS,LINING,LININS,LINNET,LINTIE,LISTEN,LITING,SENITI,SENNIT,SIGNET,SILENI,SILENT,SILING,SINGLE,SINING,SINNET,SITING,STINGE,TENNIS,TIEING,TILING,TINGES,TINGLE,TINIES,TINING,TINNIE,TINSEL,

5-letter words (62 found)

ELINT,ELSIN,ENLIT,GEIST,GEITS,GELTS,GENII,GENTS,GILET,GILTS,GITES,GLEIS,GLENS,GLENT,GLINT,GLITS,INGLE,INLET,INNIT,INSET,INTEL,INTIL,INTIS,ISLET,ISTLE,LEGIT,LENGS,LENIS,LENTI,LIENS,LIGNE,LINEN,LINES,LINGS,LININ,LINNS,LINTS,LITES,NEIST,NELIS,NINES,NISEI,NITES,SEGNI,SENGI,SENTI,SIENT,SIGIL,SILEN,SINGE,SLING,STEIL,STEIN,STILE,STING,TEILS,TEINS,TIGES,TILES,TINES,TINGE,TINGS,

4-letter words (81 found)

EGIS,ELTS,ENGS,ENTS,GEIT,GELS,GELT,GENS,GENT,GEST,GETS,GIEN,GIES,GILT,GINN,GINS,GIST,GITE,GITS,GLEI,GLEN,GLIT,INGS,INNS,INTI,ISIT,ISLE,LEGS,LEIS,LENG,LENS,LENT,LEST,LETS,LIEN,LIES,LIGS,LINE,LING,LINN,LINS,LINT,LIST,LITE,LITS,NEGS,NEST,NETS,NIES,NILS,NINE,NISI,NITE,NITS,SEIL,SENT,SIEN,SIGN,SILE,SILT,SINE,SING,SITE,SLIT,SNIG,SNIT,STEN,STIE,TEGS,TEIL,TEIN,TELS,TENS,TIES,TIGE,TIGS,TILE,TILS,TINE,TING,TINS,

3-letter words (48 found)

ELS,ELT,ENG,ENS,EST,GEL,GEN,GET,GIE,GIN,GIS,GIT,ING,INN,INS,ITS,LEG,LEI,LES,LET,LIE,LIG,LIN,LIS,LIT,NEG,NET,NIE,NIL,NIS,NIT,SEG,SEI,SEL,SEN,SET,SIG,SIN,SIT,TEG,TEL,TEN,TES,TIE,TIG,TIL,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (14 found)

EL,EN,ES,ET,GI,IN,IS,IT,LI,NE,SI,ST,TE,TI,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 297 words from listening according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of listening

listening

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈlɪs.nɪŋ/, /ˈlɪs.ə.nɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From Middle English listnynge, lustninde, from Old English hlysnende, equivalent to listen +‎ -ing.

Adjective

listening (not comparable)

  1. Of something or someone that listens.
    Any listening person can tell she's lying.
  2. Of something that is used in order to hear or to improve the ability to hear.
    He could hear better when he used his listening device.
  3. Of an action that is performed with caution and attention to sounds.
Derived terms
  • must-listening
Translations

Verb

listening

  1. present participle and gerund of listen
Derived terms
  • listening post
  • listening station

Etymology 2

From Middle English listnynge, lustnynge, lystenynge, equivalent to listen +‎ -ing.

Noun

listening (plural listenings)

  1. An act by which something or somebody is listened to.
  2. An educational exercise involving listening.
  3. Skill or ability of perceiving spoken language.
Derived terms
Translations

Anagrams

  • enlisting, tinseling

Source: wiktionary.org