Filing

/faɪ.lɪŋ/

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts6 letters
Definition of Filing

verb

  1. To commit (official papers) to some office.
  2. To place in an archive in a logical place and order
  3. To store a file (aggregation of data) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
  4. (with for) To submit a formal request to some office.

    "She filed for divorce the next day."

  5. To set in order; to arrange, or lay away.

verb

  1. To move in a file.

    "The applicants kept filing into the room until it was full."

verb

  1. To smooth, grind, or cut with a file.

    "I'd better file the bottoms of the table legs. Otherwise they will scratch the flooring."

verb

  1. To defile
  2. To corrupt

noun

  1. Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.

    "The process left metal filings all over the bench and the part."

  2. The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.
  3. Something that has been officially filed; a document on file.
Anagrams of Filing

No exact anagrams found for "filing". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Filing"

Filing is a 6-letter word that scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Filing" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "filing" is a medium-scoring word.

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