Gaping

/ˈɡeɪpɪŋ/

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

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:14 pts6 letters

Definition of Gaping

verb

To open the mouth wide, especially involuntarily, as in a yawn, anger, or surprise.
To stare in wonder.
To open wide; to display a gap.
Of a cat: to open the passage to the vomeronasal organ, analogous to the flehming in other animals.

adjective

Wide open.
"There’s a gaping hole in the fence."

Anagrams of Gaping

Exact Anagrams

1 word using all 6 letters:

Words You Can Make

29 words can be made from the letters in "gaping":

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5-LETTER WORDS

4-LETTER WORDS

agin gain gang giga nipa pain pang pian pina ping

3-LETTER WORDS

ain ani gag gan gap gig gin gip igg nag nap nip pan pia pig+1 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

+sgasping pagings

Related Word Patterns

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Rhyming Words

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