stopping: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 13 letter points · starts with S · ends with G
Meaning of stopping
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of stop
Base or related entry: stop.
Source: Wiktionary — stopping.
noun
The act of something that stops; a halt.
Example: constant startings and stoppings
A partition or door to direct or prevent a current of air.
A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied to a horse's hoof to keep it moist.
- dated
Material for filling a cavity in a tooth.
Example: an amalgam stopping
Listed forms: stoppings.
Source: Wiktionary — stopping.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
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noun
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is stopping in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of stopping
S(1) + T(1) + O(1) + P(3) + P(3) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 13 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 stopping
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from stopping
126 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in stopping. Showing up to 24, longest first.