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Jawing

j 8a 1w 4i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 6 letters · Common · present participle of jaw

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does jawing mean?

verb

  1. talk socially without exchanging too much information

    “the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze”

    Synonymschew the fatshoot the breezechatconfabulateconfab

  2. talk incessantly and tiresomely

    Synonymsyackyack awayrattle onyap away

  3. chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth

    “He jawed his bubble gum”

    Synonymschewmasticatemanducate

  4. censure severely or angrily

    “The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car”

    Synonymscall on the carpettake to taskrebukeragtrounce

Definitions shown for jaw, the base form of jawing.

Is JAWING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is JAWING worth?

Scrabble

17 pts
j 8a 1w 4i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

21 pts
j 10a 1w 4i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

20 pts
j 10a 1w 4i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

22 pts
j 10a 1w 5i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in JAWING

Hooks for JAWING

Add one letter to the front or back of JAWING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

jawings

Words that end like JAWING

Common words that share the ending -AWING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

drawingflawingcawingpawingsawingawingclawinggnawingthawingstrawingwithdrawingguffawingjigsawingoutlawingseesawingoverdrawing
All words ending in -AWING

Jawing: quick answers

Is JAWING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. JAWING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 17 points before board bonuses.
How many points is JAWING worth?
JAWING scores 17 points in Scrabble, 21 in Words With Friends, 20 in Wordfeud and 22 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does jawing mean?
jawing is the present participle of jaw, which means “talk socially without exchanging too much information”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in JAWING?
You can make 33 shorter words from JAWING, such as JAW, JAG, JIG, JAI. See the full list.