crossing: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 11 letter points · starts with C · ends with G
Meaning of crossing
noun
- countable, uncountable
Cross-breeding.
- countable, uncountable
Opposition; thwarting.
- countable, uncountable
An intersection where roads, lines, or tracks cross.
- countable, uncountable
A place at which a river, railroad, or highway may be crossed.
Example: Please, cross at the crossing.
Listed forms: crossings, xing.
Source: Wiktionary — crossing.
adj
- not-comparable, rare
Extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction.
Listed forms: xing.
Source: Wiktionary — crossing.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of cross
Base or related entry: cross.
Listed forms: xing.
Source: Wiktionary — crossing.
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 crossing.
noun
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
noun
a junction where one street or road crosses another
noun
a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other
noun
(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is crossing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of crossing
C(3) + R(1) + O(1) + S(1) + S(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 11 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 crossing
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 crossing
113 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in crossing. Showing up to 24, longest first.