getting: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with G · ends with G
Meaning of getting
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of get
Base or related entry: get.
Source: Wiktionary — getting.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.
- countable, uncountable
That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.
Listed forms: gettings.
Source: Wiktionary — getting.
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 getting.
noun
the act of acquiring something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is getting 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 getting
G(2) + E(1) + T(1) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 9 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 getting
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 getting
30 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in getting. Showing up to 24, longest first.