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Is turning a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word turning is a Scrabble US word. The word turning is worth 8 points in Scrabble:

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Is turning a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word turning is a Scrabble UK word and has 8 points:

T1U1R1N1I1N1G2

Is turning a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word turning is a Words With Friends word. The word turning is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

T1U2R1N2I1N2G3

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7-letter words (1 found)

TURNING,

6-letter words (5 found)

INTURN,TRUING,TUNING,UNGIRT,URNING,

5-letter words (7 found)

GRUNT,INRUN,INURN,RUING,RUTIN,UNRIG,UNTIN,

4-letter words (17 found)

GINN,GIRN,GIRT,GRIN,GRIT,GURN,RING,RUIN,RUNG,RUNT,TING,TRIG,TRIN,TRUG,TUNG,TURN,UNIT,

3-letter words (26 found)

GIN,GIT,GNU,GUN,GUR,GUT,ING,INN,NIT,NUG,NUN,NUR,NUT,RIG,RIN,RIT,RUG,RUN,RUT,TIG,TIN,TUG,TUI,TUN,UNI,URN,

2-letter words (10 found)

GI,GU,IN,IT,NU,TI,UG,UN,UR,UT,

You can make 66 words from turning according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of turning

turning

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈtɜː.nɪŋ/
  • (General American) enPR: tûrʹ-nĭng IPA(key): /ˈtɝ.nɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: turn‧ing
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English turnyng, turnynge, from Old English tyrning, turnung, equivalent to turn +‎ -ing.

Noun

turning (plural turnings)

  1. (British) A turn or deviation from a straight course.
    Take the second turning on the left.
  2. (field hockey) At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.
  4. The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.
  5. The act of turning.
  6. (plural only) Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.
    The turnings get into your trouser turnups!
Synonyms
  • (shavings): swarf
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Etymology 2

From Middle English turninge, turnynge, turninde, turnand, turnende, from Old English tyrnende, turniende, present participle of Old English tyrnan, turnian (“to turn”). Equivalent to turn +‎ -ing.

Verb

turning

  1. present participle and gerund of turn
    The Earth is turning about its axis as we speak.
    He made wooden soldiers by turning them on a hand lathe.

Anagrams

  • Ringnut, runting

Source: wiktionary.org