gathering: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 14 letter points · starts with G · ends with G
Meaning of gathering
noun
A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
Example: The dinner was a star-spangled gathering unequaled in history.
A group of people or things.
Example: a gathering of Catholics
A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
Example: This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.
A charitable contribution; a collection.
Listed forms: gatherings.
Source: Wiktionary — gathering.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of gather
Base or related entry: gather.
Source: Wiktionary — gathering.
adj
- not-comparable
That gathers together.
Example: She was worried by the gathering stormclouds.
Source: Wiktionary — gathering.
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 gathering.
noun
a group of persons together in one place
noun
the social act of assembling
noun
the act of gathering something
noun
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is gathering in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of gathering
G(2) + A(1) + T(1) + H(4) + E(1) + R(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 14 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 gathering
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 gathering
261 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in gathering. Showing up to 24, longest first.