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Is messing a Scrabble word?

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

M3E1S1S1I1N1G2

Is messing a Scrabble UK word?

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

M3E1S1S1I1N1G2

Is messing a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word messing is a Words With Friends word. The word messing is worth 13 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

M4E1S1S1I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

MESSING,

6-letter words (4 found)

GNEISS,MINGES,SENGIS,SINGES,

5-letter words (21 found)

GISMS,MEINS,MENGS,MIENS,MINES,MINGE,MINGS,MISES,NISSE,SEGNI,SEISM,SEMIS,SENGI,SENSI,SIENS,SIGNS,SINES,SINGE,SINGS,SNIES,SNIGS,

4-letter words (37 found)

EGIS,ENGS,GEMS,GENS,GIEN,GIES,GINS,GISM,INGS,ISMS,MEGS,MEIN,MENG,MESS,MIEN,MIGS,MINE,MING,MISE,MISS,NEGS,NESS,NIES,NIMS,SEGS,SEIS,SEMI,SENS,SIEN,SIES,SIGN,SIGS,SIMS,SINE,SING,SINS,SNIG,

3-letter words (28 found)

EMS,ENG,ENS,ESS,GEM,GEN,GIE,GIN,GIS,ING,INS,ISM,MEG,MEN,MES,MIG,MIS,NEG,NIE,NIM,NIS,SEG,SEI,SEN,SIG,SIM,SIN,SIS,

2-letter words (10 found)

EM,EN,ES,GI,IN,IS,ME,MI,NE,SI,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 102 words from messing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of messing

messing

Verb

messing

  1. present participle and gerund of mess

Further reading

  • David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Messing”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
  • “messing”, in Mindat.org‎[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Danish

Etymology

From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.

Noun

messing c or n (singular definite messinget or messingen, not used in plural form)

  1. brass

Declension

Further reading

  • “messing” in Den Danske Ordbog
  • “messing” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch messinc, from Proto-West Germanic *massing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛ.sɪŋ/

Adjective

messing (not comparable)

  1. brazen, made of brass

Inflection

Noun

messing n (uncountable)

  1. brass
    Synonym: geelkoper

Descendants

  • → West Frisian: messing

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “masjinga”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 356

Faroese

Alternative forms

  • messingur

Etymology

From German Messing, from Middle High German messinc.

Noun

messing f (genitive singular messingar, uncountable)

  1. brass

Declension

Noun

messing n (genitive singular messings, uncountable)

  1. (rare) brass

Declension

Derived terms

  • messingarstaki
  • messingartráður

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

messing m (definite singular messingen)

  1. brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse mersing, messing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²mɛsːɪŋ/

Noun

messing m (definite singular messingen)

  1. brass (metallic alloy of copper and zinc)

References

  • “messing” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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