working: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 15 letter points · starts with W · ends with G
Meaning of working
noun
- countable, plural-normally, uncountable
Operation; action.
- countable, uncountable
Method of operation.
- countable, uncountable
The incidental or subsidiary calculations performed in solving an overall problem.
Example: Be sure to check your working.
- countable, uncountable
Fermentation.
Listed forms: workings.
Source: Wiktionary — working.
verb
- form-of, gerund, participle, present
present participle and gerund of work
Base or related entry: work.
Example: Leave him alone; he’s working.
Source: Wiktionary — working.
adj
- not-comparable
That is or are functioning.
Example: a working ventilator
- not-comparable
That suffices but requires additional work; provisional.
Example: a working copy of the script
- not-comparable
In paid employment.
Example: Working mothers have recently joined the factory's workforce.
- not-comparable
Of or relating to employment.
Example: the working week
Source: Wiktionary — working.
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 working.
adjective
actively engaged in paid work
- on the job
adjective
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing
noun
a mine or quarry that is being or has been worked
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is working in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of working
W(4) + O(1) + R(1) + K(5) + 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 working
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 working
60 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in working. Showing up to 24, longest first.