operating: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 12 letter points · starts with O · ends with G
Meaning of operating
adj
- not-comparable
In operation; that operates.
Example: Don't touch the operating machinery.
- not-comparable
Involved in an operation.
Example: The team arbitrarily chose that one operating frame of reference which we all use today.
Source: Wiktionary — operating.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of operate
Base or related entry: operate.
Source: Wiktionary — operating.
noun
- uncountable
Synonym of operation (in the uncountable sense).
Example: Sure, academic medicine is fascinating — but operating is the reason I became a surgeon.
Source: Wiktionary — operating.
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 operating.
adjective
being in effect or operation
- operational
- in operation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is operating 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 operating
O(1) + P(3) + E(1) + R(1) + A(1) + T(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of operating
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 operating
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