running: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 8 letter points · starts with R · ends with G
Meaning of running
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of run
Base or related entry: run.
Source: Wiktionary — running.
adj
- not-comparable
Moving or advancing at a run.
- not-comparable
Moving or advancing at a run. Of a horse, having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.
- not-comparable
Present, current.
Example: running month
- not-comparable
Flowing; easy; cursive.
Example: running handwriting
Source: Wiktionary — running.
adv
- informal, not-comparable
Consecutively; in a row.
Example: Mom's strawberry jam won the blue ribbon at the Holland County Fair three years running.
Source: Wiktionary — running.
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 running.
adjective
measured lengthwise
adjective
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
noun
(American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team
- run
- running play
- running game
noun
the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is running in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of running
R(1) + U(1) + N(1) + N(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 running
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 running
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in running. Showing up to 24, longest first.