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Words containing ING

Words that have the letters ING in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 14,977 playable words containing ING in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACCEPTINGNESSES. The highest-scoring is SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points.

  • COMPUTERIZING29
  • PUZZLING28
  • PUBLICIZING27
  • SQUEEZING27
  • EMPHASIZING26
  • PREJUDICING26
  • CIVILIZING25
  • JUSTIFYING25
  • QUALIFYING25
  • SPECIALIZING25
  • SUMMARIZING25
  • ACCOMPLISHING24
  • ACKNOWLEDGING24
  • CRITICIZING24
  • EXPERIMENTING24
  • INCONVENIENCING24
  • OVERWHELMING24
  • STANDARDIZING24

Highest-scoring words containing ING

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

  • SUBJECTIVIZING40
  • VENTRILOQUIZING37
  • HYPERIMMUNIZING35
  • QUIZZING34
  • OVEREMPHASIZING34
  • PSYCHOANALYZING34
  • PHOTOOXIDIZING34
  • BLACKJACKING33
  • ZIZZLING33
  • JACKHAMMERING33
  • THYMECTOMIZING33
  • CONTEXTUALIZING33

4-letter words containing ING (9)

  • DING6
  • KING8
  • LING5
  • PING7
  • RING5
  • SING5
  • TING5
  • WING8
  • ZING13

5-letter words containing ING (61)

  • ACING8
  • AGING7
  • APING8
  • AWING9
  • AXING12
  • BEING8
  • BINGE8
  • BINGO8
  • BOING8
  • BRING8
  • CLING8
  • CUING9
  • DINGE7
  • DINGO7
  • DINGS7
  • DINGY9
  • DOING7
  • DYING9
  • EKING9
  • EYING8
  • FLING9
  • GOING7
  • HINGE8
  • HYING10
  • ICING8
  • INGLE6
  • INGOT6
  • IRING6
  • JINGO14
  • KINGS9
  • LINGA6
  • LINGO6
  • LINGY8
  • LYING8
  • MINGY10
  • OHING8
  • OPING8
  • OWING9
  • PIING8
  • PINGO8
  • PINGS8
  • RINGS6
  • RUING7
  • SINGE6
  • SINGS6
  • SLING6
  • STING6
  • SUING7
  • SWING9
  • THING8
  • TINGE6
  • TINGS6
  • TYING8
  • USING7
  • VYING12
  • WINGS9
  • WINGY11
  • WRING9
  • ZINGS14
  • ZINGY16

The 60 most common shown, 1 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing ING (457)

  • ACTING9
  • ADDING9
  • AIMING9
  • ARMING9
  • ASKING10
  • BAKING12
  • BASING9
  • BEINGS9
  • BITING9
  • BORING9
  • BRINGS9
  • BUYING12
  • CARING9
  • CASING9
  • CITING9
  • CODING10
  • COMING11
  • COPING11
  • CRYING11
  • CURING10
  • DIVING12
  • DRYING10
  • DURING9
  • FACING12
  • FILING10
  • FINGER10
  • FINING10
  • FIRING10
  • FIXING16
  • FLYING12
  • FRINGE10
  • FRYING12
  • GIVING12
  • HATING9
  • HAVING13
  • HIDING10
  • HIRING9
  • HOPING11
  • JOKING18
  • KEYING12
  • LIKING10
  • LIVING11
  • LOVING11
  • MAKING12
  • MIXING15
  • MOVING13
  • OWNING10
  • PAGING10
  • PAYING11
  • RAVING11
  • SAVING11
  • SIZING15
  • TAKING10
  • TYPING11
  • VOTING11
  • WADING11
  • WAKING13
  • WAVING14
  • WIPING12
  • WIRING10

The 60 most common shown, 397 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing ING (1,730)

  • AMAZING18
  • BACKING15
  • BARKING13
  • BLOWING13
  • BOMBING14
  • BOOKING13
  • BURYING13
  • CHEWING15
  • COOKING13
  • COPYING14
  • CYCLING14
  • DRIVING13
  • DUMPING14
  • EXITING14
  • FILMING13
  • FISHING13
  • FLAWING14
  • FLOWING14
  • FORCING13
  • FORMING13
  • FUNDING13
  • HACKING15
  • HOOKING13
  • JAMMING20
  • JOINING16
  • JUDGING19
  • JUMPING21
  • KEEPING13
  • KICKING16
  • KIDDING13
  • KINGDOM14
  • KNOWING14
  • LACKING13
  • LOCKING13
  • MAPPING14
  • MARKING13
  • MUCKING16
  • NICKING13
  • PACKING15
  • PARKING13
  • PICKING15
  • POPPING14
  • PROVING14
  • PUDDING13
  • PUMPING15
  • PUSHING13
  • QUEUING18
  • QUOTING17
  • SACKING13
  • SHAKING13
  • SHOWING13
  • SMOKING13
  • SUMMING13
  • TACKING13
  • VALUING13
  • VARYING14
  • VENDING13
  • VIEWING15
  • WALKING14
  • WORKING14

The 60 most common shown, 1,670 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing ING (2,518)

  • ACCUSING14
  • ADVISING14
  • APPLYING15
  • BAFFLING17
  • BECOMING15
  • BEHAVING17
  • BLOCKING16
  • CATCHING15
  • CHARMING15
  • CHECKING18
  • CHOPPING17
  • CHUCKING19
  • CLIMBING15
  • CLIPPING15
  • COVERING15
  • CRACKING16
  • CRAMPING15
  • CROWDING15
  • DIVIDING15
  • EMPTYING15
  • ENJOYING19
  • EVOLVING17
  • EXCITING17
  • EXISTING15
  • EXPIRING17
  • EXPOSING17
  • FAVORING16
  • FIGHTING15
  • FLIPPING16
  • FLUSHING15
  • FREEZING20
  • FROWNING15
  • IMPLYING15
  • INDEXING16
  • INJURING18
  • INVOKING16
  • KNOCKING17
  • MATCHING15
  • OFFERING15
  • PATCHING15
  • PINCHING15
  • PUNCHING16
  • PUZZLING28
  • QUITTING18
  • RELAXING15
  • REMOVING15
  • SHIPPING15
  • SHOCKING16
  • SHOPPING15
  • SKIPPING16
  • SQUARING18
  • STUFFING16
  • SWAMPING16
  • SWAPPING16
  • SWIMMING16
  • UNIFYING15
  • WATCHING16
  • WORKINGS15
  • WRAPPING16
  • WRECKING17

The 60 most common shown, 2,458 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing ING (2,748)

  • ACCEPTING16
  • ACHIEVING18
  • ACQUIRING21
  • ADJUSTING20
  • ADVANCING17
  • AFFECTING18
  • AMAZINGLY22
  • ANALYZING20
  • APPROVING18
  • ARCHIVING18
  • BELIEVING16
  • BUFFERING19
  • COMBINING16
  • COMPARING16
  • COMPETING16
  • COMPILING16
  • COMPOSING16
  • COMPUTING17
  • CRUNCHING17
  • DEPRIVING17
  • DIFFERING17
  • ENQUIRING19
  • EQUIPPING23
  • EXAMINING18
  • EXCEEDING19
  • EXCEPTING20
  • EXCLUDING20
  • EXECUTING19
  • EXPANDING19
  • EXPECTING20
  • EXPLODING19
  • EXPLORING18
  • EXTENDING17
  • FAVOURING18
  • FORGIVING18
  • IMPROVING18
  • INQUIRING19
  • INVOLVING18
  • MODIFYING18
  • OBJECTING22
  • OCCUPYING19
  • OFFENDING17
  • OFFSPRING18
  • PACKAGING18
  • PREFIXING21
  • PROVIDING17
  • PROVOKING19
  • REALIZING18
  • REJECTING20
  • REQUIRING19
  • REVIEWING17
  • SQUASHING21
  • SQUEEZING27
  • SUFFERING17
  • SUPPLYING17
  • SURVIVING19
  • SWITCHING17
  • VERIFYING19
  • WELCOMING17
  • WINDOWING17

The 60 most common shown, 2,688 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing ING (2,613)

  • ACTIVATING17
  • ADVOCATING18
  • BRACKETING18
  • CIVILISING17
  • CIVILIZING25
  • CLARIFYING18
  • COMMENTING17
  • COMMITTING17
  • COMPELLING17
  • COMPLETING17
  • COMPRISING17
  • CONCEIVING19
  • CONCLUDING17
  • CONDUCTING17
  • CONFIRMING18
  • CONTRIVING17
  • CONVERTING17
  • CONVICTING19
  • CONVINCING19
  • DEVELOPING18
  • EVERYTHING19
  • EXCHANGING22
  • EXERCISING19
  • EXHAUSTING20
  • EXPLAINING19
  • EXPLOITING19
  • EXPRESSING19
  • EXTRACTING19
  • FINALIZING22
  • FORBIDDING18
  • FORWARDING18
  • FULFILLING18
  • HORRIFYING18
  • JUSTIFYING25
  • KIDNAPPING19
  • MEANINGFUL17
  • MISPLACING17
  • MOTIVATING17
  • NETWORKING17
  • OFFSETTING17
  • OPTIMIZING23
  • ORGANIZING20
  • OVERCOMING19
  • PERCEIVING19
  • PERFORMING18
  • PRACTICING17
  • PRESERVING17
  • PREVENTING17
  • PROJECTING23
  • PUBLISHING18
  • PURCHASING18
  • QUALIFYING25
  • RECOVERING17
  • RECTIFYING18
  • REQUESTING20
  • SCHEDULING17
  • SCRATCHING17
  • SPECIFYING20
  • SUBJECTING24
  • SUCCEEDING17

The 60 most common shown, 2,553 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing ING (2,053)

  • ACCORDINGLY19
  • ACCUSTOMING19
  • ADVERTISING17
  • APOLOGIZING23
  • APPALLINGLY18
  • APPROACHING20
  • AUTHORIZING23
  • CALCULATING17
  • CAMPAIGNING19
  • CHALLENGING17
  • CIRCULATING17
  • CLASSIFYING19
  • COMPLAINING18
  • COMPRESSING18
  • CONFIGURING19
  • CONFLICTING19
  • CONFRONTING17
  • CRITICIZING24
  • DEMOLISHING17
  • DEVASTATING17
  • DISCOVERING19
  • DOCUMENTING18
  • DUPLICATING18
  • EMPHASISING18
  • EMPHASIZING26
  • EXCEEDINGLY23
  • FASCINATING17
  • FORECASTING17
  • FORTHCOMING21
  • FRIGHTENING18
  • FUNCTIONING18
  • IDENTIFYING18
  • INFLUENCING18
  • INTERFACING17
  • MULTIPLYING19
  • OBSTRUCTING17
  • OVERLOADING17
  • OVERLOOKING19
  • OVERPRICING20
  • OVERWRITING19
  • PATRONIZING22
  • PERSECUTING17
  • PREJUDICING26
  • PRESCRIBING18
  • PRIVILEGING19
  • PROCEEDINGS17
  • PROGRAMMING19
  • PROHIBITING18
  • PUBLICISING19
  • PUBLICIZING27
  • QUESTIONING21
  • RECOGNIZING23
  • REMEMBERING18
  • REPRODUCING18
  • SACRIFICING19
  • SIMPLIFYING21
  • SUBSIDIZING24
  • SUMMARIZING25
  • SUPERVISING19
  • WITHDRAWING21

The 60 most common shown, 1,993 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing ING (1,360)

  • ABBREVIATING21
  • ACCOMPANYING23
  • ACCUMULATING21
  • ANTICIPATING17
  • APPRECIATING19
  • BLACKJACKING33
  • BROADCASTING18
  • COMPLICATING21
  • CONDITIONING16
  • CONJECTURING26
  • CONSTRAINING15
  • CONSTRUCTING18
  • CONTRIBUTING18
  • CONVINCINGLY23
  • DISAPPEARING18
  • DISCOURAGING18
  • DISTRIBUTING17
  • EMBARRASSING17
  • ENCOUNTERING16
  • ENLIGHTENING16
  • ENTERTAINING13
  • ESTABLISHING17
  • EXAGGERATING21
  • EXEMPLIFYING28
  • EXPERIENCING23
  • GENERALISING14
  • GENERALIZING22
  • GUARANTEEING15
  • HIGHLIGHTING21
  • HOMOGENIZING26
  • ILLUSTRATING14
  • IMMOBILIZING27
  • IMPLEMENTING19
  • INCREASINGLY17
  • INFRINGEMENT18
  • INITIALIZING21
  • INTERPRETING15
  • INTERRUPTING16
  • INTERVIEWING20
  • JEOPARDIZING32
  • MANIPULATING18
  • MISDIRECTING18
  • OVERWHELMING24
  • PARTITIONING15
  • PIGGYBACKING26
  • RECOMMENDING20
  • REPRESENTING15
  • SPECIALISING17
  • SPECIALIZING25
  • SUBSTITUTING17
  • SURPRISINGLY18
  • SURROUNDINGS16
  • SYMPATHIZING29
  • TRANSFERRING16
  • TRANSFORMING18
  • TRANSMITTING15
  • TRANSPORTING15
  • UNCONVINCING22
  • UNSUSPECTING19
  • VOLUNTEERING18

The 60 most common shown, 1,300 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

14,977 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (8.9%) are containing ING. Most of them, 2,748, have 9 letters. 89 start with ING, 12,380 end with it and 2,518 have it only in the middle.

Words containing similar letters

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing ING?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 14,977 words containing ING, from 4 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing ING?

SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: VENTRILOQUIZING (37), HYPERIMMUNIZING (35) and QUIZZING (34).

What are the most common words containing ING?

COMPUTERIZING, PUZZLING, PUBLICIZING, SQUEEZING, EMPHASIZING and PREJUDICING. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

Can I play these words in Wordtide?

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