testing: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 8 letter points · starts with T · ends with G
Meaning of testing
adj
Difficult; tough.
Example: A testing time lies ahead for the new administration.
Source: Wiktionary — testing.
noun
- countable, uncountable
The act of conducting a test; trialing, proving.
Listed forms: testings.
Source: Wiktionary — testing.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of test
Base or related entry: test.
Source: Wiktionary — testing.
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 testing.
noun
the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is testing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of testing
T(1) + E(1) + S(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 testing
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from testing
82 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in testing. Showing up to 24, longest first.