The word lingering is a valid scrabble word

3 short excerpts of WikWik.org (WikWik is an online database of words defined in the English, French, Spanish, Italian, and other Wiktionnaries.)

  • lingering n. Gerund of linger: an act of loitering or waiting.
  • lingering n. That which lingers; a remnant.
  • lingering v. Present participle of linger.

14 valid words from 3 definitions

ACT AN GERUND LINGER LINGERS LOITERING OF OR PARTICIPLE PRESENT REMNANT THAT WAITING WHICH

11 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word.)

ER ERING GER IN ING LI LIN LING LINGER RIN RING

4 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word.)

IRE NIL RE REG

2 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

FINGERING GINGERING

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

LINGERINGS LINGERINGLY

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

MALINGERING

6 anagrams plus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word plus a letter.)

+A ENGRAILING REALIGNING
+C CRINGELING
+D ENGIRDLING
+F FINGERLING
+S LINGERINGS

4 anagrams minus one (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

-G RELINING
-L GREINING REIGNING
-N NIGGLIER

Scrabble scoring

  • 11 points.

Other languages

Categories without words

  • No anagrams (Word found by changing the order of the letters.)
  • No lipograms (Word found when removing only one letter.)
  • No epentheses (Word found when adding only one letter.)
  • Not found in the middle (Word found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

Scrabble words — in black are valid world wide — in RED are not valid in North America — in GREEN are valid only in North America.

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