wanting: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 11 letter points · starts with W · ends with G
Meaning of wanting
adj
That wants or desires.
Absent or lacking.
Deficient.
Source: Wiktionary — wanting.
prep
Without, except, but.
Less, short of, minus.
Source: Wiktionary — wanting.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of want
Base or related entry: want.
Source: Wiktionary — wanting.
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Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for wanting.
adjective
nonexistent
adjective
inadequate in amount or degree
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is wanting in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of wanting
W(4) + A(1) + N(1) + T(1) + 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 wanting
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 wanting
56 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in wanting. Showing up to 24, longest first.