Sleeping

/ˈsliːpɪŋ/

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

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters

Definition of Sleeping

verb

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
"You should sleep 8 hours a day."
(of a spinning top or yo-yo) To spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
To cause (a spinning top or yo-yo) to spin on its axis with no other perceptible motion.
To accommodate in beds.
"This caravan can sleep four people comfortably."
To be slumbering in (a state).
"to sleep a dreamless sleep"

noun

The state of being asleep, or an instance of this.

adjective

Asleep.
Used for sleep; used to produce sleep.

Anagrams of Sleeping

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 8 letters:

peelings speeling

Words You Can Make

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

8-LETTER WORDS

peelings speeling

7-LETTER WORDS

peeling pensile seeling seeping spiegel

6-LETTER WORDS

enisle ensile genies genips ingles lieges peeing penile pensil seeing senile signee single spinel spleen+1 more

5-LETTER WORDS

genes genie genip glees glens ingle leges lenes lenis lense liege liens lines lings neeps+12 more

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

Related Word Patterns

SL...Words starting with "sl"...NGWords ending with "ng"All 8-letter words Unscramble "sleeping"

Rhyming Words

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