dancing: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with D · ends with G
Meaning of dancing
noun
- countable, uncountable
The activity of taking part in a dance.
- countable, historical, uncountable
A dance club in France.
Listed forms: dancings.
Source: Wiktionary — dancing.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of dance
Base or related entry: dance.
Source: Wiktionary — dancing.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dancing 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 dancing
D(2) + A(1) + N(1) + C(3) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of dancing
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 dancing
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