going: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 7 letter points · starts with G · ends with G
Meaning of going
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of go
Base or related entry: go.
Example: I'm afraid I must be going.
- in-compounds
Attending or visiting (a stated event, place, etc.) habitually or regularly.
Source: Wiktionary — going.
noun
- countable, uncountable
A departure.
- countable, uncountable
The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
Example: The going was very difficult over the ice.
- countable, uncountable
Progress.
Example: We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price.
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
Conditions for advancing in any way.
Example: Not only were the streets not paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant.
Listed forms: goings.
Source: Wiktionary — going.
adj
- not-comparable
Likely to continue; viable.
Example: He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern.
- not-comparable
Current, prevailing.
Example: The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour.
- especially, not-comparable
Available.
Example: He has the easiest job going.
Source: Wiktionary — going.
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 going.
noun
the act of departing
noun
euphemistic expressions for death
noun
advancing toward a goal
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is going in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of going
G(2) + O(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 7 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 going
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 going
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in going. Showing up to 24, longest first.