controlling: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 14 letter points · starts with C · ends with G
Meaning of controlling
adj
- UK
Exerting control over a person or thing.
Example: His mother is very controlling.
Source: Wiktionary — controlling.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of control
Base or related entry: control.
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of controll
Base or related entry: controll.
Source: Wiktionary — controlling.
noun
The act of exerting control.
Listed forms: controllings.
Source: Wiktionary — controlling.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is controlling in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of controlling
C(3) + O(1) + N(1) + T(1) + R(1) + O(1) + L(1) + L(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 controlling
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 controlling
188 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in controlling. Showing up to 24, longest first.