Definition of making

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • making is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • making is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • making is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 16

Definition of making


  • the act that results in something coming to be (noun)

    Examples

    1. the making of measurements
    2. it was already in the making

    Synonyms

    1. devising
    2. fashioning
  • an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something (noun)

    Examples

    1. she has the makings of fine musician

    Synonyms

    1. qualification
  • (usually plural) the components needed for making or doing something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the recipe listed all the makings for a chocolate cake

See definition of making in Merriam Webster