dying: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 10 letter points · starts with D · ends with G
Meaning of dying
adj
- not-comparable
Approaching death; about to die; moribund.
Example: The dying dog was put out of his misery with a single shot!
- not-comparable
Declining, terminal, or drawing to an end.
Example: In the dying moments of daylight I glimpsed a sail on the horizon.
- not-comparable
Pertaining to death, or the moments before death.
Example: His dying words were of his mother.
Source: Wiktionary — dying.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The process of approaching death; loss of life; death.
Listed forms: dyings.
Source: Wiktionary — dying.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of die
Base or related entry: die.
Source: Wiktionary — dying.
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 dying.
adjective
eagerly desirous
noun
the time when something ends
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dying in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dying
D(2) + Y(4) + 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 dying
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from dying
12 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in dying. Showing up to 24, longest first.