gaming: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 10 letter points · starts with G · ends with G
Meaning of gaming
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of game
Base or related entry: game.
Source: Wiktionary — gaming.
noun
- uncountable, usually
The playing of a game.
- Internet, uncountable, usually
The playing of a game. Ellipsis of videogaming. Used in noun compounds to describe anything that is decorated in rainbow colors, in a parody of LED-equipped peripherals marketed as "gaming mice", etc.
- uncountable, usually
The playing of a game. Synonym of gambling.
- uncountable, usually
Careful, strategic use of rules to achieve one's purposes, as one would use the rules of a game.
Listed forms: gamings.
Source: Wiktionary — gaming.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is gaming in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of gaming
G(2) + A(1) + M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 10 points.
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Anagrams of gaming
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 gaming
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