drinking: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 14 letter points · starts with D · ends with G
Meaning of drinking
noun
An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
Example: Some say drinking is a vice.
Listed forms: drinkings.
Source: Wiktionary — drinking.
adj
Suitable to drink.
Used to drink.
Addicted to alcohol.
Example: Are they a drinking person?
Pertaining to alcohol consumption, especially in excess.
Source: Wiktionary — drinking.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of drink
Base or related entry: drink.
Source: Wiktionary — drinking.
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 drinking.
noun
the act of consuming liquids
noun
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is drinking in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of drinking
D(2) + R(1) + I(1) + N(1) + K(5) + 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 drinking
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 drinking
43 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in drinking. Showing up to 24, longest first.