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Needing

n 1e 1e 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Very common · present participle of need

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

What does needing mean?

verb

  1. require as useful, just, or proper

    “It takes nerve to do what she did”

    Synonymsnecessitateaskpostulaterequiretake

  2. have need of

    “This piano wants the attention of a competent tuner”

    Synonymswantrequire

  3. have or feel a need for

    “always needing friends and money”

Definitions shown for need, the base form of needing.

Is NEEDING 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 NEEDING worth?

Scrabble

9 pts
n 1e 1e 1d 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

12 pts
n 2e 1e 1d 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

10 pts
n 1e 1e 1d 2i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
n 1e 1e 1d 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in NEEDING

Anagrams 1

engined

Words that end like NEEDING

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

feedingbreedingspeedingdeedingheedingseedingweedingbleedingexceedingproceedingsucceedinginbreeding
All words ending in -EEDING

Needing: quick answers

Is NEEDING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NEEDING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 9 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NEEDING worth?
NEEDING scores 9 points in Scrabble, 12 in Words With Friends, 10 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does needing mean?
needing is the present participle of need, which means “require as useful, just, or proper”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NEEDING?
You can make 64 shorter words from NEEDING, such as DEEING, ENDING, GENNED, GINNED. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of NEEDING?
NEEDING rearranges into ENGINED.