Greeting

/ˈɡɹiːtɪŋ/

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

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts8 letters

Definition of Greeting

verb

To welcome in a friendly manner, either in person or through another means e.g. writing or over the phone/internet
To arrive at or reach, or meet (talking of something which brings joy)
To accost; to address.
To meet and give salutations.
To be perceived by (somebody).
"A brilliant dawn greeted her eyes as she looked out of the window."

verb

To weep; to cry.

noun

A conventional phrase used to start a letter or conversation or otherwise to acknowledge a person's arrival or presence.
"It's polite to begin a letter with a greeting, but this practice is less common in email."
The action of the verb to greet.

Anagrams of Greeting

Words You Can Make

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

7-LETTER WORDS

greeing integer treeing

6-LETTER WORDS

engirt entire geeing gerent ginger greige nigger regent retine teeing triene

5-LETTER WORDS

egger egret enter genet genie genre green greet inert inter niter nitre reign renig rente+7 more

4-LETTER WORDS

eger erne gene gent gien girn girt gite gree grig grin grit nite rein

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

GR...Words starting with "gr"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter words Unscramble "greeting"

Rhyming Words

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