failing: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with F · ends with G
Meaning of failing
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of fail
Base or related entry: fail.
Source: Wiktionary — failing.
noun
weakness; defect
Example: His worst failing is his temper.
Listed forms: failings.
Source: Wiktionary — failing.
prep
If what follows is not possible; without.
Example: A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.
Source: Wiktionary — failing.
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 failing.
noun
a flaw or weak point
noun
failure to reach a minimum required performance
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is failing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of failing
F(4) + A(1) + I(1) + L(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 failing
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 failing
49 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in failing. Showing up to 24, longest first.