cutting: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 10 letter points · starts with C · ends with G
Meaning of cutting
noun
- countable, uncountable
The action of the verb to cut.
Example: How many different cuttings can this movie undergo?
- countable
A section removed from a larger whole.
- countable
A section removed from a larger whole. A newspaper clipping.
- countable
A section removed from a larger whole. A leaf, stem, branch, or root removed from a plant and cultivated to grow a new plant.
Listed forms: cuttings.
Source: Wiktionary — cutting.
adj
- not-comparable
That is used for cutting.
Example: I need some sort of cutting utensil to get through this shrink wrap.
- not-comparable
Piercing, sharp.
- not-comparable
Of criticism, remarks, etc.: (potentially) hurtful; curt.
Example: The director gave the auditioning actors cutting criticism.
- India, not-comparable
Of a beverage: half-sized.
Example: a cutting chai
Source: Wiktionary — cutting.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of cut
Base or related entry: cut.
Source: Wiktionary — cutting.
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 cutting.
adjective
(of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character
adjective
unpleasantly cold and damp
adjective
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
noun
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
- film editing
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is cutting in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of cutting
C(3) + U(1) + T(1) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 10 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 cutting
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 cutting
34 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in cutting. Showing up to 24, longest first.