needling
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
/ˈniːdlɪŋ/
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/ˈniːdlɪŋ/ · /ˈnid(ə)lɪŋ/
Definition of needling
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- A needy person.
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noun
- A needy person.
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The act of one who needles or annoys.
“[…] it is a steady drip drip of small imperceptible needlings and irritations, coming day after day between a man and his wife, […]”
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of needle
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Etymology
From need + -ling.
Words you can make from needling
98 playable · top: DELEING (9 pts)
Best play deleing 9 points7-letter words
3 words6-letter words
10 words5-letter words
16 words4-letter words
31 words- DING 6 pts
- EDGE 6 pts
- GEED 6 pts
- GELD 6 pts
- GIED 6 pts
- GILD 6 pts
- GLED 6 pts
- DEIL 5 pts
- DELE 5 pts
- DELI 5 pts
- DENE 5 pts
- DENI 5 pts
- DIEL 5 pts
- DINE 5 pts
- EIDE 5 pts
- GENE 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GLEE 5 pts
- GLEN 5 pts
- IDLE 5 pts
- LEDE 5 pts
- LEND 5 pts
- LIED 5 pts
- LING 5 pts
- NEED 5 pts
- NIDE 5 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINN 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
3-letter words
28 words2-letter words
9 wordsHooks
1 extension · 1 back
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