sitting: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 8 letter points · starts with S · ends with G
Meaning of sitting
noun
A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
Example: Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal.
A seance or other session with a medium or fortuneteller.
A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
Listed forms: sittings.
Source: Wiktionary — sitting.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of sit
Base or related entry: sit.
Source: Wiktionary — sitting.
adj
- not-comparable
Executed from a sitting position.
- not-comparable
Occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent.
- not-comparable
Of a bird, incubating eggs.
Source: Wiktionary — sitting.
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 sitting.
adjective
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
noun
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
noun
a meeting of spiritualists
- seance
- session
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is sitting in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of sitting
S(1) + I(1) + T(1) + T(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 sitting
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 sitting
40 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in sitting. Showing up to 24, longest first.