speaking: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 15 letter points · starts with S · ends with G
Meaning of speaking
adj
- not-comparable
Used in speaking.
Example: one's normal speaking voice
- not-comparable
Expressive; eloquent.
Example: The sight was more speaking than any speech could be.
- not-comparable
Involving speaking.
Example: It was her first speaking part: she screamed.
- not-comparable
Having the ability of speech.
Example: speaking parrot; speaking clock
Source: Wiktionary — speaking.
noun
- countable, uncountable
One's ability to communicate vocally in a given language.
Example: I can read and understand most texts in German, but my speaking is awful.
- countable, uncountable
The act of communicating vocally.
- countable, uncountable
A speaking exercise or exam.
- countable, uncountable
An oral recitation of e.g. a story.
Listed forms: speakings.
Source: Wiktionary — speaking.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of speak
Base or related entry: speak.
Source: Wiktionary — speaking.
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 speaking.
adjective
capable of speech
- speech-endowed
noun
the utterance of intelligible speech
- speech production
noun
delivering an address to a public audience
- public speaking
- speechmaking
- oral presentation
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is speaking in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of speaking
S(1) + P(3) + E(1) + A(1) + K(5) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 15 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 speaking
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 speaking
201 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in speaking. Showing up to 24, longest first.