feeding: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with F · ends with G
Meaning of feeding
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of feed
Base or related entry: feed.
Source: Wiktionary — feeding.
noun
- uncountable
The act or process of giving food.
Example: premium blend for feeding of dairy herds
- countable
An instance or session of giving food.
Example: the morning feeding might differ from the evening feeding in protein content
- uncountable, usually
The act or process of eating.
Example: feeding from round bales is necessary here in winter, when pasturage is ebbed
- countable, usually
An instance or session of eating.
Example: picked up hardware disease during a feeding outside the intended pasture
Listed forms: feedings.
Source: Wiktionary — feeding.
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 feeding.
noun
the act of consuming food
noun
the act of supplying food and nourishment
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is feeding in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of feeding
F(4) + E(1) + E(1) + D(2) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 12 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 feeding
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from feeding
52 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in feeding. Showing up to 24, longest first.