fighting: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 16 letter points · starts with F · ends with G
Meaning of fighting
adj
Engaged in war or other conflict.
Apt to provoke a fight.
Source: Wiktionary — fighting.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of fight
Base or related entry: fight.
Source: Wiktionary — fighting.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
- countable, uncountable
A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight
Listed forms: fightings.
Source: Wiktionary — fighting.
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 fighting.
adjective
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations
- active
- combat-ready
noun
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is fighting in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of fighting
F(4) + I(1) + G(2) + H(4) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 16 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 fighting
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 fighting
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