thing

NOUN /θɪŋ/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T

thing is a valid 5-letter word worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1H4I1N1G2
1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 =9 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 18TRIPLE WORD → 27
MEANING

What does thing mean?

NOUN · 12 SENSES
1

A vaguely specified concern.

“things are going well”

SYNONYMS
BROADER
NARROWER
2

A special objective.

“the thing is to stay in bounds”

3

A special situation.

“this thing has got to end”

“it is a remarkable thing”

4

A statement regarded as an object.

“to say the same thing in other terms”

“how can you say such a thing?”

BROADER
5

An action.

“how could you do such a thing?”

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6

An artifact.

“how does this thing work?”

7

An entity that is not named specifically.

“I couldn't tell what the thing was”

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8

An event.

“a funny thing happened on the way to the...”

NARROWER
9

Any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence.

“the thing I like about her is ...”

BROADER
10

A persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion.

“he has a thing about seafood”

“she has a thing about him”

BROADER
12

A special abstraction.

“a thing of the spirit”

“things of the heart”

AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of thing

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