killing: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 12 letter points · starts with K · ends with G
Meaning of killing
adj
That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
- idiomatic, informal
That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.
- dated, idiomatic
Devastatingly attractive.
Source: Wiktionary — killing.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of killing.
- countable, uncountable
An instance of someone being killed.
- countable, informal, uncountable, usually
A large amount of money.
Example: He made a killing on the stock market.
Listed forms: killings.
Source: Wiktionary — killing.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of kill
Base or related entry: kill.
Source: Wiktionary — killing.
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 killing.
adjective
very funny
noun
an event that causes someone to die
- violent death
noun
the act of terminating a life
- kill
- putting to death
noun
a very large profit
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is killing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of killing
K(5) + I(1) + L(1) + L(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 12 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 killing
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 killing
20 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in killing. Showing up to 24, longest first.