beating: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with B · ends with G
Meaning of beating
noun
- countable, uncountable
The action by which someone or something is beaten.
Example: the beating of a drum
- countable, uncountable
A heavy defeat or setback.
- countable, uncountable
The pulsation of the heart.
Listed forms: beatings.
Source: Wiktionary — beating.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of beat
Base or related entry: beat.
Source: Wiktionary — beating.
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 beating.
noun
the act of overcoming or outdoing
noun
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is beating in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of beating
B(3) + E(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 10 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 beating
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from beating
107 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in beating. Showing up to 24, longest first.