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What does playing mean? Is playing a Scrabble word?

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Is playing a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word playing is a Scrabble US word. The word playing is worth 13 points in Scrabble:

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Is playing a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word playing is a Scrabble UK word and has 13 points:

P3L1A1Y4I1N1G2

Is playing a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word playing is a Words With Friends word. The word playing is worth 16 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4L2A1Y3I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

PLAYING,

6-letter words (5 found)

GAINLY,LAYING,PALING,PAYING,PLYING,

5-letter words (16 found)

ALGIN,ALIGN,APING,GAILY,GILPY,INLAY,LAPIN,LAYIN,LIANG,LIGAN,LINGA,LINGY,LYING,PLAIN,PLING,PYGAL,

4-letter words (36 found)

AGIN,AGLY,ANIL,AYIN,GAIN,GAPY,GILA,GLIA,GYAL,GYAN,INLY,LAIN,LANG,LING,LINY,LIPA,NAIL,NGAI,NIPA,PAIL,PAIN,PALI,PALY,PANG,PIAL,PIAN,PILA,PILY,PINA,PING,PINY,PLAN,PLAY,PYIN,YAGI,YANG,

3-letter words (36 found)

AIL,AIN,ALP,ANI,ANY,GAL,GAN,GAP,GAY,GIN,GIP,GYP,ING,LAG,LAP,LAY,LIG,LIN,LIP,NAG,NAP,NAY,NIL,NIP,PAL,PAN,PAY,PIA,PIG,PIN,PLY,PYA,YAG,YAP,YIN,YIP,

2-letter words (14 found)

AG,AI,AL,AN,AY,GI,IN,LA,LI,NA,NY,PA,PI,YA,

You can make 108 words from playing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of playing

playing

Etymology

From Middle English playing; equivalent to play +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpleɪ.ɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪɪŋ

Noun

playing (plural playings)

  1. (gerund of play) An occasion on which something, such as a song or show, is played.

Verb

playing

  1. present participle and gerund of play

Related terms

Anagrams

  • plygain

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • pleiingue, pleying, pleing, pleyynge, playinge, pleyinge, pleiing, plawyng, pleiyng, pleyenge

Etymology

From pleyen +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈplɛi̯inɡ/, /ˈplɛi̯ənɡ/, /plɛi̯nɡ/

Noun

playing (plural playinges)

  1. playing, having fun, entertainment, revelry.
  2. The playing of a game or sport; ludic entertainment.
  3. The participation or running of a play or performance.
  4. (rare) The duration something is boiling for.
  5. (rare) comedy, humour.

Descendants

  • English: playing

References

  • “pleiinge, ger.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.

Adverb

playing

  1. (rare) jestfully

References

  • “pleiinge, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-20.

Source: wiktionary.org