What FAILING Means
- noun: a flaw or weak point“he was quick to point out his wife's failings”
- noun: failure to reach a minimum required performance“his failing the course led to his disqualification”
- adjective: below acceptable in performance“received failing grades”
Similar words
Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What It Scores
FAILING is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 11 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 A1 I1 L1 I1 N1 G2.
At seven letters this plays a whole rack, which is a bingo and worth 61 in Scrabble once the 50 point bonus lands.
Words Made From The Letters In FAILING
62 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.
6 letter words (4)
5 letter words (8)
4 letter words (21)
3 letter words (18)
2 letter words (11)
Next: the Word Unscrambler for any letters at all. Full entry and definition at Merriam-Webster.