housing: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with H · ends with G
Meaning of housing
noun
- uncountable
The activity of enclosing something or providing a residence for someone.
Example: Housing of homeless families is a priority.
- uncountable
Residences, collectively.
Example: She lives in low-income housing.
- countable
A mechanical component's container or covering.
Example: The gears were grinding against their housing.
- countable, uncountable
A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in plural, trappings.
Listed forms: housings.
Source: Wiktionary — housing.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of house
Base or related entry: house.
Example: We are housing the company's servers in Florida.
Source: Wiktionary — housing.
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 housing.
noun
structures collectively in which people are housed
- lodging
- living accommodations
noun
stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is housing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of housing
H(4) + O(1) + U(1) + S(1) + 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 housing
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 housing
81 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in housing. Showing up to 24, longest first.