GOING is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. GOING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GOING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GOING is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GOING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GOING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in GOING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 2 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What stands out about GOING
- GOING begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does GOING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The condition of the ground or a track underfoot, especially as it affects how easy or hard it is to walk, run, or race across it.
Going is used above all in horse racing and cross-country sport, where officials describe the state of the turf, from firm and fast to soft or heavy after rain, because it changes how animals and runners perform. The same idea extends more loosely to any surface a person must cross on foot, such as rough or muddy going on a hillside path. Unlike the ordinary present participle of the verb go, this noun sense names a fixed quality of the ground itself rather than an act of leaving.
How GOING is used
A specialised noun in racing and outdoor sport, describing ground conditions rather than the act of departure.
- The going was heavy after two days of steady rain.
- Trainers watched the going closely before entering their horses.
- Rocky going slowed the hikers on the final stretch.
- Firm going usually favours the faster runners.
- The course officials declared the going good to soft that morning.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GOING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GOING
The 5 tiles of GOING in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with GOING
1 longer words begin with GOING.
Words ending in GOING
Showing 24 of 36 words that end in GOING. Useful as a back hook: play GOING onto a word already on the board.
Words with GOING inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain GOING somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GOING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GOING
Common questions about GOING
- Is GOING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GOING, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GOING worth?
- GOING is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GOING mean?
- The condition of the ground or a track underfoot, especially as it affects how easy or hard it is to walk, run, or race across it.
- What letters can be added to GOING?
- GOING takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of GOING:
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