Dreading

/ˈdɹɛdɪŋ/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:13 pts8 letters

Definition of Dreading

verb

To fear greatly.
To anticipate with fear.
"I'm dreading getting the results of the test, as it could decide my whole life."
To be in dread, or great fear.
To style (the hair) into dreadlocks.

Anagrams of Dreading

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 8 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "dreading":

8-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

dandier deraign drained gradine grained grinded radding reading redding

6-LETTER WORDS

adding dander danged danger daring darned denari dinged dinger earing engird gadder gained gainer gander+17 more

5-LETTER WORDS

adder aided aider aired anger dared deair deign

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "dreading" and rearranging:

+gdegrading niggarded

Related Word Patterns

DR...Words starting with "dr"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter words Unscramble "dreading"

Rhyming Words

aahing abandoning abashing abasing abating abbreviating abdicating abducing abducting abegging abetting abhorring abiding abjuring ablating+5 more

Related Words

dabblers dabbling dabchick dabsters dackered dactylic dactylus dadaisms dadaists daddling daemones daemonic daffiest daffodil daftness