clothing: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 14 letter points · starts with C · ends with G
Meaning of clothing
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of clothe
Base or related entry: clothe.
Listed forms: cloathing.
Source: Wiktionary — clothing.
noun
- countable, uncountable
Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.
Example: Marco runs a clothing brand.
- countable, uncountable
An act or instance of putting clothes on.
Example: The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.
- countable, uncountable
A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.
- countable, obsolete, uncountable
The art or process of making cloth.
Listed forms: clothings, cloathing.
Source: Wiktionary — clothing.
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 clothing.
noun
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
- article of clothing
- vesture
- wear
- wearable
- habiliment
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is clothing 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 clothing
C(3) + L(1) + O(1) + T(1) + H(4) + 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 clothing
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 clothing
120 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in clothing. Showing up to 24, longest first.