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Is writing a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word writing is a Scrabble US word. The word writing is worth 11 points in Scrabble:

W4R1I1T1I1N1G2

Is writing a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word writing is a Scrabble UK word and has 11 points:

W4R1I1T1I1N1G2

Is writing a Words With Friends word?

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

W4R1I1T1I1N2G3

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7-letter words (2 found)

TWIRING,WRITING,

6-letter words (3 found)

TIRING,WIRING,WITING,

5-letter words (3 found)

INWIT,IRING,WRING,

4-letter words (13 found)

GIRN,GIRT,GRIN,GRIT,INTI,RING,TING,TRIG,TRIN,TWIG,TWIN,WING,WRIT,

3-letter words (13 found)

GIN,GIT,ING,IWI,NIT,RIG,RIN,RIT,TIG,TIN,WIG,WIN,WIT,

2-letter words (4 found)

GI,IN,IT,TI,

You can make 38 words from writing according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of writing

writing

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Pronunciation

  • enPR: rītʹĭng, IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪtɪŋ/
  • Hyphenation: writ‧ing
  • Rhymes: -aɪtɪŋ
  • Homophone: riding (some varieties with flapping)

Etymology 1

From Middle English writing, writyng, wryting, wrytyng, from Old English wrīting (“writing”), equivalent to write +‎ -ing.

Noun

writing (countable and uncountable, plural writings)

  1. (uncountable) Graphism of symbols such as letters that express some meaning.
  2. (countable) Something written, such as a document, article or book.
  3. (uncountable) The process of representing a language with symbols or letters.
  4. (countable) A work of an author.
  5. (countable) The style of writing of a person.
  6. (as a modifier) Intended for or used in writing.
    a writing table
Synonyms
  • (written letters or symbols that express some meaning): text
  • (something written): document, manuscript, text
  • (work of an author): work
  • (the style of writing of a person): hand, handwriting
  • (intended for or used in writing): alphabet, character, ideogram, logogram, pictogram, script, syllabary, writing system
Derived terms
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English writinge, wrytynge, writende, writand, from Old English wrītende, present participle of Old English wrītan (“to scratch, carve, write”), equivalent to write +‎ -ing.

Verb

writing

  1. present participle and gerund of write
    • 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
      What are you doing? ― Um, I’m writing. ― You are writing! You are writing a lot!

Anagrams

  • twiring

Old English

Etymology

From wrītan +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwriː.tinɡ/, [ˈwriː.tiŋɡ]

Noun

wrīting f

  1. writing

Declension

Derived terms

  • wrītingfeþer f (“pen”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: writing, writyng, wryting, wrytyng
    • English: writing
    • Scots: writing

Source: wiktionary.org