building: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 12 letter points · starts with B · ends with G
Meaning of building
noun
- uncountable
The act or process by which something is built; construction.
Example: The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks.
- countable
A closed structure with walls and a roof.
Example: My sister lives in that apartment building.
- countable, uncountable
Synonym of Tits building.
Listed forms: buildings.
Source: Wiktionary — building.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of build
Base or related entry: build.
Source: Wiktionary — building.
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 building.
noun
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
noun
the act of constructing something
noun
the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is building in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of building
B(3) + U(1) + I(1) + L(1) + D(2) + 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 building
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 building
60 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in building. Showing up to 24, longest first.