heating: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with H · ends with G
Meaning of heating
noun
- countable, uncountable
A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
Example: We're hoping to have the new heating installed before winter.
- countable, uncountable
The act of making something hot.
Example: The crucible was subjected to several heatings.
Listed forms: heatings.
Source: Wiktionary — heating.
adj
Causing heat.
Source: Wiktionary — heating.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of heat
Base or related entry: heat.
Source: Wiktionary — heating.
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 heating.
noun
the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature
noun
utility to warm a building
- heating system
- heating plant
- heat
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is heating 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 heating
H(4) + E(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of heating
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from heating
108 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in heating. Showing up to 24, longest first.