keeping: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 14 letter points · starts with K · ends with G
Meaning of keeping
noun
- countable, uncountable
Conformity or harmony.
Example: The songs are new but in keeping with tradition.
- countable, uncountable
Charge or care.
- countable, uncountable
Maintenance; support; provision; feed.
Example: The cattle have good keeping.
Listed forms: keepings.
Source: Wiktionary — keeping.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of keep
Base or related entry: keep.
Source: Wiktionary — keeping.
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 keeping.
noun
the responsibility of a guardian or keeper
noun
the act of retaining 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 keeping in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of keeping
K(5) + E(1) + E(1) + P(3) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 14 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 keeping
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from keeping
52 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in keeping. Showing up to 24, longest first.