Words That End In -ING
Quick answer: There are 12,633 valid words that end in -ING in the ENABLE word list this tool uses. Type your letters into the Word Unscrambler to find the ones your rack can actually play.
The -ING ending is one of the most common in English — the present participle of verbs plus many nouns. This list has every valid word that ends in -ING.
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Base Scrabble tile scores, before board premiums — the highest-value words that end in -ING.
4 letters
ding, ding, king, king, ling, ping, ring, ring, sing, ting, wing, zing
5 letters
acing, aging, aping, awing, axing, being, boing, bring, bring, cling, cling, cuing, doing, dying
6 letters
aahing, abying, aching, acting, acting, adding, ageing, aiding, ailing, aiming, airing, anting, arcing, arming
7 letters
abasing, abating, abiding, aboding, abusing, addling, adoring, airting, alining, allying, amazing, amazing, ambling, amusing
8 letters
abashing, abducing, abetting, abjuring, ablating, aborning, aborting, abrading, abutting, acceding, accruing, accusing, adapting, adducing
A sample from the ENABLE open word list (12,633 total). Use the Word Unscrambler with your exact letters to see every word you can play.
Game Strategy
In Scrabble, -ING is a powerful ending: it turns many verbs into 7- and 8-letter bingos, and the G often lands on a premium square.
Going Deeper
Words ending in -ING dominate English because nearly every verb forms a present participle (RUN → RUNNING, PLAY → PLAYING). In word games this ending is gold: adding -ING to a stem you already hold is a common route to a seven-letter bingo, and the -ING itself hooks onto board words. Beyond verbs, many nouns end -ING (STRING, SPRING, CEILING). Feed your rack to the unscrambler and filter by this ending.
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- Type your available letters (use ? or * for blank tiles)
- Apply the starts-with, ends-with, or contains filter to match this pattern
- Results appear grouped by length, sorted by Scrabble score
Frequently Asked Questions
How many words end in -ING?
Thousands — this page shows the exact count from the ENABLE word list plus a sample grouped by length. Use the unscrambler with your letters to find the ones you can play.
Why is -ING useful in Scrabble?
Because so many verbs take -ING, it is one of the easiest ways to extend a stem into a 7-letter bingo (a 50-point bonus), and the G can catch a premium square.