returning: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 10 letter points · starts with R · ends with G
Meaning of returning
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of return
Base or related entry: return.
Source: Wiktionary — returning.
noun
The act of one who returns; a coming back.
Listed forms: returnings.
Source: Wiktionary — returning.
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 returning.
adjective
tending to return to an earlier state
adjective
tending to be turned back
- reversive
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is returning in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of returning
R(1) + E(1) + T(1) + U(1) + R(1) + N(1) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 10 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 returning
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 returning
131 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in returning. Showing up to 24, longest first.