annoying: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with A · ends with G
Meaning of annoying
adj
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
Example: Having flies in your bedroom when you're trying to sleep is really annoying.
Source: Wiktionary — annoying.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of annoy
Base or related entry: annoy.
Source: Wiktionary — annoying.
noun
- rare
That which annoys; an annoyance.
Listed forms: annoyings.
Source: Wiktionary — annoying.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for annoying.
adjective
causing irritation or annoyance
noun
the act of troubling or annoying someone
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is annoying in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of annoying
A(1) + N(1) + N(1) + O(1) + Y(4) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 12 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of annoying
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from annoying
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