raising: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 8 letter points · starts with R · ends with G
Meaning of raising
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of raise
Base or related entry: raise.
Source: Wiktionary — raising.
noun
- countable, uncountable
Elevation.
- countable, uncountable
Nurturing; cultivation; providing sustenance and protection for a living thing from conception to maturity.
Example: cattle raising
- countable, uncountable
Recruitment.
- countable, uncountable
Collection or gathering, especially of money.
Listed forms: raisings.
Source: Wiktionary — raising.
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 raising.
noun
the event of something being raised upward
noun
the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
noun
helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is raising in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of raising
R(1) + A(1) + I(1) + S(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 8 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 raising
2 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from raising
68 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in raising. Showing up to 24, longest first.