baking

/ˈbeɪkɪŋ(ɡ)/
adjectivenoun

That bakes.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Adjective 2 meanings

  1. That bakes.

    “baking bread; baking clay; baking dish”

  2. Of a person, an object, or the weather: very hot; boiling, broiling, roasting.

    “I’m baking—could you open the window?”

Noun 3 meanings

  1. An action in which something is baked.

    “I’m going to do some baking this afternoon.”

  2. The way in which something is baked.

  3. The production of a batch of baked product.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

Etymology

From Middle English bakynge; equivalent to bake + -ing.

BAKING at a glance

BAKING has 6 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (B 3 + A 1 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,887 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with baking

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One letter away

Change one letter, keep the rest
  • MAKING13
  • TAKING11
  • WAKING14
  • FAKING14
  • BIKING13
  • BASING9
  • BARING9
  • RAKING11
  • BAYING12
  • BALING9
  • CAKING13
  • BATING9
  • LAKING11
  • BAAING9
  • BOKING13
  • BYKING16
  • BANING9

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