mining: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 9 letter points · starts with M · ends with G
Meaning of mining
noun
- countable, uncountable
The activity of removing valuable resources (often minerals) from the earth.
Example: gold mining
- countable, figuratively, uncountable
Any activity that extracts or undermines.
Example: His extensive mining for apparently statistically significant results made any of his results questionable.
- countable, uncountable
The activity of placing mines (the explosive devices).
- countable, uncountable
Creation of new units of cryptocurrency by validating transactions and demonstrating proof of work.
Listed forms: minings.
Source: Wiktionary — mining.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of mine
Base or related entry: mine.
Source: Wiktionary — mining.
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 mining.
noun
the act of extracting ores or coal etc. from the earth
noun
laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment
- minelaying
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is mining in our word lists?
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
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Letter-value score of mining
M(3) + I(1) + N(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of mining
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 mining
11 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in mining. Showing up to 24, longest first.