Heading
[ˈhɛɾ.ɪŋ]
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts7 letters
Definition of Heading
verb
- To be in command of. (See also head up.)
"Who heads the board of trustees?"
- To come at the beginning of; to commence.
"A group of clowns headed the procession."
- To strike with the head; as in soccer, to head the ball
- To move in a specified direction.
"How does the ship head?"
- To remove the head from a fish.
"The salmon are first headed and then scaled."
noun
- The title or topic of a document, article, chapter, or of a section thereof.
- The direction into which a seagoing or airborne vessel's bow is pointing (apparent heading) and/or the direction into which it is actually moving relative to the ground (true heading)
- Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.
- A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; also, the end of a drift or gallery; the vein above a drift.
- The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.
Anagrams of Heading
Letter Values
h4
e1
a1
d2
i1
n1
g2
Total: 12 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Heading
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 "Heading"
Heading is a 7-letter word that scores 12 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Heading" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "heading" is a medium-scoring word.