Heating

/ˈhiːtɪŋ/

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:12 pts7 letters
Definition of Heating

verb

  1. To cause an increase in temperature of (an object or space); to cause to become hot (often with "up").

    "I'll heat up the water."

  2. To become hotter.

    "There's a pot of soup heating on the stove."

  3. To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make feverish.
  4. To excite ardour in; to rouse to action; to excite to excess; to inflame, as the passions.
  5. To arouse, to excite (sexually).

    "The massage heated her up."

noun

  1. A system that raises the temperature of a room or building. Compare heater.
  2. The act of making something hot.

    "The crucible was subjected to several heatings."

adjective

  1. Causing heat.
Anagrams of Heating

1 word can be made by rearranging all the letters of "heating":

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

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 "Heating"

Heating is a 7-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words With Friends. The letters in "heating" can be rearranged to form 1 other valid word.

Using "Heating" in Word Games

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