Cleaning

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

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

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:16 pts8 letters

Definition of Cleaning

verb

To remove dirt from a place or object.
"Can you clean the windows today?"
To tidy up, make a place neat.
"Clean your room right now!"
To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
To make things clean in general.
"She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her."
To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).

noun

(gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.
The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.

Anagrams of Cleaning

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 8 letters:

Words You Can Make

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

8-LETTER WORDS

7-LETTER WORDS

aneling angelic anglice eanling encinal galenic lancing leaning

6-LETTER WORDS

canine caning cannel cannie encina genial glance incage inlace innage lacing lignan linage

5-LETTER WORDS

acing agile algin alien align aline angel angle anile clang clean cline cling elain genic+13 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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