spelling
The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
Noun 4 meanings
The act, practice, ability, or subject of forming words with letters, or of reading the letters of words; orthography.
The manner of spelling of words; correct spelling.
A specific spelling of a word.
A choice of notation among enharmonic equivalents for the same pitch.
Etymology
1400s, from spell (verb) + -ing.
SPELLING at a glance
SPELLING has 8 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (S 1 + P 3 + E 1 + L 1 + L 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #7,069 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with spelling
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- SWELLING12
- SMELLING11
- SPILLING11
- SHELLING12
- SNELLING9
- SPERLING11
- STELLING9
- SPALLING11
- SPEELING11
- SPEILING11
- SPELDING12
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