taking: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 11 letter points · starts with T · ends with G
Meaning of taking
adj
Alluring; attractive.
- obsolete
Infectious; contagious.
Source: Wiktionary — taking.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act by which something is taken.
- uncountable
A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
- uncountable
A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, in-plural, uncountable
Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).
Example: Fred was concerned because the takings from his sweetshop had fallen again for the third week.
Listed forms: takings.
Source: Wiktionary — taking.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of take
Base or related entry: take.
Source: Wiktionary — taking.
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 taking.
adjective
very attractive; capturing interest
noun
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is taking in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of taking
T(1) + A(1) + K(5) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 11 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 taking
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 taking
48 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in taking. Showing up to 24, longest first.