turning
Turning can refer to the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course, act of changing in practice or custom, or a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe.
Length
7
Scrabble
8
WWF
12
Starts
TU
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “TURNING” Mean?
/ˈtɜɹ.nɪŋ/
turning has 6 documented senses across noun.
Noun
6 sensesthe act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
“he took a turn to the right”
Synonyms
act of changing in practice or custom
“the law took many turnings over the years”
a shaving created when something is produced by turning it on a lathe
the end-product created by shaping something on a lathe
the activity of shaping something on a lathe
Synonyms for TURNING
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
7
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Word Intelligence
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Definition
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
Length
7 letters
Starts With
T
Ends With
G
Vowels
2
Consonants
5
Letters
T, U, R, N, I, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
Letter Breakdown
Word Facts
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆TURNING has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆TURNING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆TURNING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆TURNING contains repeated letters, which can make anagram solving more constrained but also easier to pattern-match.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
6
Repeated Letters
1
Highest Value Letter
G
Letter Pattern
ABCDEDF
CV Pattern
CVCCVCC
Vowel Share
29%
Consonant Share
71%
Bigrams
TU, UR, RN, NI, IN, NG
Trigrams
TUR, URN, RNI, NIN, ING
Crossword Intelligence
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