handling: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with H · ends with G
Meaning of handling
noun
- countable, uncountable
A touching, controlling, managing, using, taking care of, etc., with the hand or hands, or as with the hands.
Example: baggage handling
- countable, uncountable
The mode of using the pencil or brush; style of touch.
- countable, uncountable
A criminal offence, the trade in stolen goods.
- countable, obsolete, uncountable
The mechanism for handling or manipulating something.
Listed forms: handlings.
Source: Wiktionary — handling.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of handle
Base or related entry: handle.
Source: Wiktionary — handling.
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 handling.
noun
the action of touching with the hands (or the skillful use of the hands) or by the use of mechanical means
noun
the management of someone or 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 handling in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of handling
H(4) + A(1) + N(1) + D(2) + L(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 13 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 handling
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 handling
80 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in handling. Showing up to 24, longest first.