hanging
NOUN
/hæŋɪŋ/
7 LETTERS · 2 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H
hanging is a valid 7-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4A1N1G2I1N1G2
4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING
What does hanging mean?
NOUN · 3 SENSES
1
Decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window.
“the cold castle walls were covered with hangings”
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2
The act of suspending something (hanging it from above so it moves freely).
“there was a small ceremony for the hanging of the portrait”
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3
A form of capital punishment; victim is suspended by the neck from a gallows or gibbet until dead.
“in those days the hanging of criminals was a public entertainment”
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