thing: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with T · ends with G
Meaning of thing
noun
That which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept.
A word, symbol, sign, or other referent that can be used to refer to any entity.
An individual object or distinct entity.
Whatever can be owned.
Listed forms: things, thang, thinge, thynge, ting.
Source: Wiktionary — thing.
verb
- rare
To express as a thing; to reify.
Listed forms: things, thinging, thinged, thang, thinge, thynge, ting.
Source: Wiktionary — thing.
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
a vaguely specified concern
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is thing in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of thing
T(1) + H(4) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 9 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 thing
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from thing
19 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in thing. Showing up to 24, longest first.