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Is showing a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word showing is a Scrabble US word. The word showing is worth 14 points in Scrabble:

S1H4O1W4I1N1G2

Is showing a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word showing is a Scrabble UK word and has 14 points:

S1H4O1W4I1N1G2

Is showing a Words With Friends word?

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

S1H3O1W4I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

SHOWING,

6-letter words (4 found)

HONGIS,HOSING,SOWING,WONGIS,

5-letter words (18 found)

GNOWS,GOWNS,HINGS,HOING,HONGI,HONGS,NIGHS,OHING,OWING,SHOGI,SHOWN,SWING,WHIGS,WHINS,WHIOS,WINGS,WINOS,WONGI,

4-letter words (47 found)

GHIS,GINS,GIOS,GNOW,GONS,GOSH,GOWN,HING,HINS,HISN,HOGS,HOIS,HONG,HONS,HOWS,INGO,INGS,IONS,NIGH,NISH,NOGS,NOSH,NOWS,OWNS,SHIN,SHOG,SHOW,SIGH,SIGN,SING,SINH,SNIG,SNOG,SNOW,SONG,SOWN,SWIG,WHIG,WHIN,WHIO,WIGS,WING,WINO,WINS,WISH,WOGS,WONS,

3-letter words (42 found)

GHI,GIN,GIO,GIS,GON,GOS,HIN,HIS,HOG,HOI,HON,HOS,HOW,ING,INS,ION,IOS,ISH,ISO,NIS,NOG,NOH,NOS,NOW,OHS,OIS,ONS,OWN,SHO,SIG,SIN,SOG,SOH,SON,SOW,WHO,WIG,WIN,WIS,WOG,WON,WOS,

2-letter words (17 found)

GI,GO,HI,HO,IN,IO,IS,NO,OH,OI,ON,OS,OW,SH,SI,SO,WO,

You can make 129 words from showing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of showing

showing

Alternative forms

  • shewing (archaic)

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈʃəʊɪŋ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃoʊɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -əʊɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English schewynge, schewand, schewande, schewende, from Old English sċēawiende, from Proto-West Germanic *skauwōndī, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōndz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, observe”), equivalent to show +‎ -ing.

Verb

showing

  1. present participle and gerund of show

Etymology 2

From Middle English schewyng, schewinge, from Old English sċēawung (“a looking at, contemplation, consideration; respect, regard; survey, examination; a show, appearance, pretense”), from Proto-West Germanic *skauwungu, from Proto-Germanic *skawwungō, equivalent to show +‎ -ing. Cognate with Dutch schouwing (“inspection, survey”), German Schauung (“vision”).

Noun

showing (plural showings)

  1. An occasion when something is shown.
    We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.
  2. A result, a judgement.
    He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.
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Source: wiktionary.org