threatening: meaning and words from its letters
11 letters · 15 letter points · starts with T · ends with G
Meaning of threatening
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of threaten
Base or related entry: threaten.
Listed forms: threatning.
Source: Wiktionary — threatening.
adj
Presenting a threat, posing a likely risk of harm.
Example: Never turn your back to someone who is displaying threatening behavior.
Making threats, making statements about a willingness to cause harm.
Listed forms: threatning.
Source: Wiktionary — threatening.
noun
- countable, uncountable
An act of threatening; a threat.
Listed forms: threatenings, threatning.
Source: Wiktionary — threatening.
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 threatening.
adjective
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
adjective
darkened by clouds
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is threatening in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of threatening
T(1) + H(4) + R(1) + E(1) + A(1) + T(1) + E(1) + N(1) + 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 threatening
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 threatening
426 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in threatening. Showing up to 24, longest first.