waiting
Waiting can refer to the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something). Waiting is also used as adjective, with meanings including being and remaining ready and available for use.
Length
7
Scrabble
11
WWF
13
Starts
WA
Ends
ING
Difficulty
Medium
Dictionary
What Does “WAITING” Mean?
/ˈweɪtɪŋ/
waiting has 2 documented senses across adjective, noun.
Adjective
1 sensebeing and remaining ready and available for use
“waiting cars and limousines lined the curb”
“found her mother waiting for them”
“an impressive array of food ready and waiting for the guests”
“military forces ready and waiting”
Noun
1 sensethe act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
“the wait was an ordeal for him”
Synonyms
Synonyms for WAITING
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
7
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Word Intelligence
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Definition
being and remaining ready and available for use
Length
7 letters
Starts With
W
Ends With
G
Vowels
3
Consonants
4
Letters
W, A, I, T, 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
★★★★☆WAITING has a Scrabble score of 11. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆WAITING is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★☆☆WAITING can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 7-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★☆☆WAITING 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
W
Letter Pattern
ABCDCEF
CV Pattern
CVVCVCC
Vowel Share
43%
Consonant Share
57%
Bigrams
WA, AI, IT, TI, IN, NG
Trigrams
WAI, AIT, ITI, TIN, ING
Crossword Intelligence
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