giving: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with G · ends with G
Meaning of giving
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of give
Base or related entry: give.
Source: Wiktionary — giving.
adj
Having the tendency to give; generous.
- slang
Awesome, outstanding, radiating, stunning; exceeding expectations. (Probably derived from earlier transitive use of give (“give off [a certain vibe or appearance]”), as in this outfit gives ‘college girl’, that one is giving ‘old Hollywood’.)
Example: Your outfit is giving!
Source: Wiktionary — giving.
noun
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
A gift; a benefaction.
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
Listed forms: givings.
Source: Wiktionary — giving.
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 giving.
adjective
given or giving freely
noun
the act of giving
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is giving 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 giving
G(2) + I(1) + V(4) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 11 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 giving
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 giving
4 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in giving. Showing up to 24, longest first.