What does DRIVING mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
Letters
7
Scrabble score
12
Words With Friends score
15
How common
Common

Meaning

adjective

  1. having the power of driving or impelling“a driving personal ambition”
  2. acting with vigor“responsibility turned the spoiled playboy into a driving young executive”

noun

  1. hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver“he sliced his drive out of bounds”
  2. the act of controlling and steering the movement of a vehicle or animal

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

drivings13

Anagrams of DRIVING

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside DRIVING

28 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

diving11 riding8 riving10virgin10 grind7 indri6iring6rigid7 virid9ding6 gird6girn5grid6 grin5irid5nidi5rind5ring5 dig5 din4gid5gin4 rid4 rig4 rin3vig7id3 in2

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Questions

Is DRIVING a valid word in word games?

DRIVING is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is DRIVING worth?

DRIVING is worth 12 points with Scrabble letter values and 15 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from DRIVING?

28 other words, including IN, RING, ID and RID.