Wanting

/ˈwɒntɪŋ/

Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:14 pts7 letters
Definition of Wanting

verb

  1. To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.

    "What do you want to eat?  I want you to leave.  I never wanted to go back to live with my mother."

  2. (in particular) To wish, desire or demand to see, have the presence of or do business with.

    "Danish police want him for embezzlement."

  3. To desire (to experience desire); to wish.

    "You can leave if you want."

  4. (usually second person, often future tense) To be advised to do something (compare should, ought).

    "You’ll want to repeat this three or four times to get the best result."

  5. (now colloquial) To lack and be in need of or require (something, such as a noun or verbal noun).

    "That chair wants fixing."

preposition

  1. Without, except, but.
  2. Less, short of, minus.
Anagrams of Wanting

No exact anagrams found for "wanting". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

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

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 "Wanting"

Wanting is a 7-letter word that scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Wanting" in Word Games

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