wrongdoing
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 20
- Letters
- 10
/ˈɹɒŋˌduːɪŋ/
Definition of wrongdoing
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable, usually)Violation of standards of behavior.
“A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."”
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noun
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(uncountable, usually)Violation of standards of behavior.
“A Chinese proverb goes, "He who commits wrongdoing repeatedly will come to no good end."”
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(countable, usually)An instance of doing wrong.
“I said that some ancient stories suggested that those who were unrighteous or who had committed wrongdoings were more susceptible to plagues or disasters. And sometimes plagues just miraculously disappeared after people realized their wrongdoings and repented.”
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of wrongdo
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Etymology
From Middle English wrong doyng, wrong doynge, wrong doinge, equivalent to wrong + doing.
Words you can make from wrongdoing
126 playable · top: DROWNING (13 pts)
Best play drowning 13 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
10 words6-letter words
12 words5-letter words
17 words4-letter words
39 words- GOWD 9 pts
- DOWN 8 pts
- GOWN 8 pts
- GROW 8 pts
- WIND 8 pts
- WING 8 pts
- WOOD 8 pts
- WORD 8 pts
- WINO 7 pts
- WORN 7 pts
- DING 6 pts
- DONG 6 pts
- GIRD 6 pts
- GOGO 6 pts
- GONG 6 pts
- GOOD 6 pts
- GRID 6 pts
- GRIG 6 pts
- GROG 6 pts
- NOGG 6 pts
- DINO 5 pts
- DOOR 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GIRO 5 pts
- GOON 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- NODI 5 pts
- ODOR 5 pts
- ORDO 5 pts
- RIND 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- ROID 5 pts
- ROOD 5 pts
- INRO 4 pts
- IRON 4 pts
- NOIR 4 pts
- NONI 4 pts
- NOON 4 pts
- NORI 4 pts
3-letter words
33 words- DOW 7 pts
- WIG 7 pts
- NOW 6 pts
- OWN 6 pts
- ROW 6 pts
- WIN 6 pts
- WON 6 pts
- WOO 6 pts
- DIG 5 pts
- DOG 5 pts
- GID 5 pts
- GIG 5 pts
- GOD 5 pts
- IGG 5 pts
- DIN 4 pts
- DON 4 pts
- DOR 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- GOO 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- NOD 4 pts
- NOG 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- RID 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- ROD 4 pts
- INN 3 pts
- ION 3 pts
- NOO 3 pts
- NOR 3 pts
- ONO 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
- ROO 3 pts
2-letter words
12 wordsHooks
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