Definition of belonging

"belonging" in the noun sense

1. belonging

happiness felt in a secure relationship

"with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging"

"belonging" in the verb sense

1. belong

be owned by be in the possession of

"This book belongs to me"

2. belong

be suitable or acceptable

"This student somehow doesn't belong"

3. belong, go

be in the right place or situation

"Where do these books belong?"

"Let's put health care where it belongs

4. belong

be rightly classified in a class or category

"The whales belong among the mammals"

5. belong

be a member, adherent, inhabitant, etc. (of a group, organization, or place

"They belong to the same political party"

6. belong to, belong

be a part or adjunct

"the uniform looks like it belonged to a museum collection"

"These pages don't belong"

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Quotations for belonging

'Tis but thy name that is my enemy, -
Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.
What's Montague? it is not hand, nor foot.
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? that which we call a rose.
By any other name would smell as sweet. [ William Shakespeare ]

Men of great intellect live in the world without really belonging to it. [ Friedrich Schiller ]

He that meddleth with strife belonging not to him is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. [ Bible ]

The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like a potato, - the only good belonging to him is underground. [ Sir Thomas Overbury ]

By cultivating the beautiful, we scatter the seeds of heavenly flowers; by doing good, we foster those already belonging to humanity. [ Howard ]

Hair is the most delicate and lasting of our materials, and survives us, like love. It is so light, so gentle, so escaping from the idea of death, that, with a lock of hair belonging to a child or friend, we may almost look up to heaven and compare notes with the angelic nature, - may almost say, I have a piece of thee here not unworthy of thy being now. [ Leigh Hunt ]

belonging in Scrabble®

The word belonging is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters belonging:

BELONGING
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

ignoble, longing

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word belonging

BELONGING
(135)
BELONGING
(126)
BELONGING
(90)
BELONGING
(84)
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(56)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In belonging

BELONGING
(135)
BELONGING
(126)
IGNOBLE
(90 = 40 + 50)
BELONGING
(90)
IGNOBLE
(89 = 39 + 50)
IGNOBLE
(86 = 36 + 50)
LONGING
(86 = 36 + 50)
BELONGING
(84)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
IGNOBLE
(83 = 33 + 50)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
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(82 = 32 + 50)
LONGING
(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
IGNOBLE
(80 = 30 + 50)
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(80 = 30 + 50)
IGNOBLE
(78 = 28 + 50)
IGNOBLE
(78 = 28 + 50)
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(77 = 27 + 50)
IGNOBLE
(76 = 26 + 50)
IGNOBLE
(74 = 24 + 50)
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(74 = 24 + 50)
IGNOBLE
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(74 = 24 + 50)
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IGNOBLE
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IGNOBLE
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IGNOBLE
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(68 = 18 + 50)
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(68 = 18 + 50)
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IGNOBLE
(66 = 16 + 50)
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(65 = 15 + 50)
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(64 = 14 + 50)
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(64 = 14 + 50)
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(61 = 11 + 50)
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(61 = 11 + 50)
LONGING
(61 = 11 + 50)
IGNOBLE
(61 = 11 + 50)
LONGING
(61 = 11 + 50)
BELONGING
(56)
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BOGGLE
(39)
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(36)
BELONG
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(36)
OBLIGE
(36)
GOBLIN
(36)
LOBING
(36)
BOGGLE
(36)
BENIGN
(36)
BONING
(36)
BELONGING
(34)
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(34)
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(34)
BELONG
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BOGIE
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OBLIGE
(33)
BOGGLE
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BINGE
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BILGE
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GLOBE
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BLING
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BINGO
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BINGE
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GLOB
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GLOBE
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GLIB
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BOGGLE
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OGLING
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LOBING
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NOGGIN
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BLOG
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BELONG
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BENIGN
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NONEGG
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BELONGING
(28)
BINGO
(28)
BELONGING
(28)
BELONGING
(28)
OGLING
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OGLING
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BILE
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belonging in Words With Friends™

The word belonging is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 19

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters belonging:

BELONGING
(243)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

ignoble, longing

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word belonging

BELONGING
(243)
BELONGING
(150)
BELONGING
(126)
BELONGING
(93)
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(92)
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(23)
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(22)
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(22)
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(22)
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(20)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In belonging

BELONGING
(243)
BELONGING
(150)
BELONGING
(126)
IGNOBLE
(107 = 72 + 35)
LONGING
(107 = 72 + 35)
LONGING
(101 = 66 + 35)
LONGING
(101 = 66 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(101 = 66 + 35)
LONGING
(101 = 66 + 35)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
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(95 = 60 + 35)
LONGING
(95 = 60 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(95 = 60 + 35)
BELONGING
(93)
BELONGING
(92)
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(91 = 56 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(91 = 56 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(91 = 56 + 35)
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(91 = 56 + 35)
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(91 = 56 + 35)
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(91 = 56 + 35)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
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(89 = 54 + 35)
BELONGING
(88)
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(87)
BOGGLE
(84)
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(84)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(83 = 48 + 35)
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(83 = 48 + 35)
BELONGING
(81)
GOBLIN
(81)
BELONGING
(81)
BELONGING
(80)
IGNOBLE
(79 = 44 + 35)
BELONGING
(76)
BELONGING
(76)
BELONG
(75)
LONGING
(75 = 40 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(75 = 40 + 35)
LOBING
(75)
BENIGN
(75)
BELONGING
(75)
BONING
(75)
LONGING
(71 = 36 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(71 = 36 + 35)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(71 = 36 + 35)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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(71 = 36 + 35)
LONGING
(69 = 34 + 35)
BELONGING
(69)
IGNOBLE
(69 = 34 + 35)
BONNIE
(69)
LONGING
(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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IGNOBLE
(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
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(67 = 32 + 35)
NOGGIN
(66)
BOGGLE
(66)
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(66)
BELONGING
(66)
NOGGIN
(66)
IGNOBLE
(65 = 30 + 35)
LONGING
(65 = 30 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
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(65 = 30 + 35)
GOBLIN
(63)
BENIGN
(63)
IGNOBLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
GOBLIN
(63)
BELONG
(63)
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(63)
IGNOBLE
(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
BONING
(63)
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(63)
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(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
LOBING
(63)
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(63 = 28 + 35)
BELONGING
(62)
IGNOBLE
(61 = 26 + 35)
BLING
(60)
NONEGG
(60)
NONEGG
(60)
OBLIGE
(60)
LEGION
(60)
BOGGLE
(60)
BOGGLE
(60)
OGLING
(60)
IGNOBLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
LONGING
(59 = 24 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(59 = 24 + 35)
BELONGING
(58)
GOBLIN
(57)
BONNIE
(57)
BONING
(57)
BINGO
(57)
BENIGN
(57)
GLOBE
(57)
BEING
(57)
BINGE
(57)
BEGIN
(57)
BELONG
(57)
LOBING
(57)
BILGE
(57)
BENIGN
(57)
LONGING
(57 = 22 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(56 = 21 + 35)
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BOGGLE
(56)
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(56)
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(55 = 20 + 35)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
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(54 = 19 + 35)
OGLING
(54)
OGLING
(54)
IGNOBLE
(54 = 19 + 35)
GLIB
(54)
BLING
(54)
OGLING
(54)
GLOB
(54)
BOGIE
(54)
NOGGIN
(54)
BOGGLE
(54)
BLOG
(54)
NOGGIN
(54)
LONGING
(54 = 19 + 35)
NONEGG
(54)
NONEGG
(54)
LONGING
(54 = 19 + 35)
OBLIGE
(54)
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(54)
LONGING
(54 = 19 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(54 = 19 + 35)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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(53 = 18 + 35)
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GOBLIN
(52)
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(52)
BELONG
(52)
IGNOBLE
(52 = 17 + 35)
BONING
(52)
BENIGN
(52)
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(52)
BELONG
(52)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
BONING
(52)
GOBLIN
(52)
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(52)
LONGING
(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
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(52 = 17 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(51 = 16 + 35)
BONING
(51)
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(51)
LONGING
(51 = 16 + 35)
IGNOBLE
(51 = 16 + 35)
BENIGN
(51)
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(51)
BINGE
(51)
BEING
(51)
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(51)
GOBLIN
(51)
LONGING
(51 = 16 + 35)

Words within the letters of belonging

2 letter words in belonging (7 words)

7 letter words in belonging (2 words)

9 letter words in belonging (1 word)

belonging + 1 blank (1 word)

belonging + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence belonging

Words that start with belonging (2 words)

Words with belonging in them (1 word)

Words that end with belonging (2 words)

Word Growth involving belonging

Shorter words in belonging

be belong

el belong

on long belong

in gin longing

on long longing

Longer words containing belonging

belongings

unbelonging