What does LIVING mean?

Pronunciation
/ˈlɪvɪŋ/
Letters
6
Scrabble score
10
Words With Friends score
14
How common
Very common

Meaning

noun

  1. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities“he could no longer cope with the complexities of life”
  2. people who are still living“save your pity for the living”
  3. the condition of living or the state of being alive“while there's life there's hope”
  4. the financial means whereby one lives“each child was expected to pay for their keep”

adjective

  1. pertaining to living persons“within living memory”
  2. true to life; lifelike“the living image of her mother”
  3. (informal) absolute“she is a living doll”
  4. still in existence“the Wollemi pine found in Australia is a surviving specimen of a conifer thought to have been long extinct and therefore known as a living fossil”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

livings11

Anagrams of LIVING

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

Words inside LIVING

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

vigil9ling5gin4 lin3nil3vig7in2 li2

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Questions

Is LIVING a valid word in word games?

LIVING 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 LIVING worth?

LIVING is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 14 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from LIVING?

8 other words, including IN, LI, LIN and GIN.