What does PASSING mean?
- Pronunciation
- /ˈpæsɪŋ/
- Letters
- 7
- Scrabble score
- 10
- Words With Friends score
- 13
- How common
- Common
Meaning
noun
- (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate“the coach sent in a passing play on third and long”
- euphemistic expressions for death“thousands mourned his passing”
- the motion of one object relative to another“stellar passings can perturb the orbits of comets”
- the end of something“the passing of winter”
- a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another“the passage of air from the lungs”
- going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it“she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me”
- success in satisfying a test or requirement“his future depended on his passing that test”
adjective
- lasting a very short time“the ephemeral joys of childhood”
Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.
Other forms
passings11
Anagrams of PASSING
No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.
Words inside PASSING
98 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.
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Questions
Is PASSING a valid word in word games?
PASSING 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 PASSING worth?
PASSING is worth 10 points with Scrabble letter values and 13 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.
What words can you make from PASSING?
98 other words, including IN, IS, AS and AN.