cheating: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 14 letter points · starts with C · ends with G
Meaning of cheating
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of cheat
Base or related entry: cheat.
Source: Wiktionary — cheating.
noun
- countable, uncountable
An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
- countable, uncountable
The arrangement of people or items in a film so as to give the (false) impression that shots are taken from different angles in the same location.
Listed forms: cheatings.
Source: Wiktionary — cheating.
adj
Unsporting or underhand.
Unfaithful or adulterous.
Source: Wiktionary — cheating.
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 cheating.
adjective
not faithful to a spouse or lover
- adulterous
- two-timing
adjective
violating accepted standards or rules
noun
a deception for profit to yourself
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cheating 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 cheating
C(3) + H(4) + E(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 14 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 cheating
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from cheating
176 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cheating. Showing up to 24, longest first.