touching: meaning and words from its letters
8 letters · 14 letter points · starts with T · ends with G
Meaning of touching
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of touch
Base or related entry: touch.
Source: Wiktionary — touching.
adj
Provoking sadness and pity; that can cause sadness or heartbreak among witnesses to a sad event or situation.
Example: a touching story
In direct contact with.
Source: Wiktionary — touching.
prep
Regarding; concerning.
Source: Wiktionary — touching.
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 touching.
adjective
arousing affect
noun
the event of something coming in contact with the body
noun
the act of putting two things together with no space between them
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is touching in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of touching
T(1) + O(1) + U(1) + C(3) + H(4) + I(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 14 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 touching
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 touching
118 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in touching. Showing up to 24, longest first.