Definition of pointing

"pointing" in the verb sense

1. indicate, point, designate, show

indicate a place, direction, person, or thing either spatially or figuratively

"I showed the customer the glove section"

"He pointed to the empty parking space"

"he indicated his opponents"

2. orient, point

be oriented

"The weather vane points North"

"the dancers toes pointed outward"

3. charge, level, point

direct into a position for use

"point a gun"

"He charged his weapon at me"

4. steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise

direct the course determine the direction of travelling

5. bespeak, betoken, indicate, point, signal

be a signal for or a symptom of

"These symptoms indicate a serious illness"

"Her behavior points to a severe neurosis"

"The economic indicators signal that the euro is undervalued"

6. luff, point

sail close to the wind

7. point

mark (Hebrew words) with diacritics

8. point

mark with diacritics

"point the letter"

9. point

mark (a psalm text) to indicate the points at which the music changes

10. point

be positionable in a specified manner

"The gun points with ease"

11. target, aim, place, direct, point

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

"He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face"

"criticism directed at her superior"

"direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

12. point

indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle

"the dog pointed the dead duck"

13. sharpen, taper, point

give a point to

"The candles are tapered"

14. point, repoint

repair the joints of bricks

"point a chimney"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

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Quotations for pointing

They are the heritage that glorious minds
Bequeath unto the world! — a glittering store
Of gems, more precious far than those he finds
Who searches miser's hidden treasures over.
They are the light, the guiding star of youth.
Leading his spirit to the realms of thought,
Pointing the way to Virtue, Knowledge, Truth,
And teaching lessons, with deep wisdom fraught.
They cast strange beauty round our earthly dreams,
And mystic brightness over our daily lot;
They lead the soul afar to fairy scenes,
Where the world's under visions enter not;
They're deathless and immortal — ages pass away,
Yet still they speak, instruct, inspire, amidst decay! [ Emeline S. Smith ]

I never yet heard man or woman much abused, that I was not inclined to think the better of them; and to transfer any suspicion or dislike to the person who appeared to take delight in pointing out the defects of a fellow-creature. [ Jane Porter ]

If our eloquence be directed above the heads of our hearers, we shall do no execution. By pointing our arguments low, we stand a chance of hitting their hearts as well as their heads. In addressing angels, we could hardly raise our eloquence too high; but we must remember that men are not angels. [ Colton ]

pointing in Scrabble®

The word pointing 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: 11

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters pointing:

POINTING
(108)
POINTING
(108)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

opining

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word pointing

POINTING
(108)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In pointing

POINTING
(108)
POINTING
(108)
OPINING
(90 = 40 + 50)
OPINING
(89 = 39 + 50)
OPINING
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POINTING
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POINTING
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PINION
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PINGO
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PINION
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pointing in Words With Friends™

The word pointing 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: 15

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

POINTING
(114)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

opining

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word pointing

POINTING
(114)
POINTING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In pointing

POINTING
(114)
OPINING
(113 = 78 + 35)
POINTING
(102)
OPINING
(101 = 66 + 35)
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POINTING
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(71 = 36 + 35)
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PINION
(69)
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(69 = 34 + 35)
POINTING
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POINTING
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POINTING
(60)
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POINTING
(57)
PINION
(57)
POINTING
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OPINING
(57 = 22 + 35)
PINING
(57)
PINGO
(57)
OPINING
(56 = 21 + 35)
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(55 = 20 + 35)
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TONING
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(54 = 19 + 35)
PING
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NOTING
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PINING
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PINION
(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
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PITON
(51)
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(51 = 16 + 35)
PINING
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PINTO
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(51)
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(49 = 14 + 35)
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Words within the letters of pointing

2 letter words in pointing (7 words)

3 letter words in pointing (16 words)

4 letter words in pointing (7 words)

5 letter words in pointing (5 words)

6 letter words in pointing (5 words)

7 letter words in pointing (1 word)

8 letter words in pointing (1 word)

pointing + 1 blank (2 words)

Word Growth involving pointing

Shorter words in pointing

in point

in tin ting

Longer words containing pointing

appointing disappointing disappointingly

appointing disappointing disappointingness

appointing disappointing undisappointing

appointing misappointing

appointing reappointing preappointing

appointing selfappointing

breakpointing

checkpointing

counterpointing

fingerpointing

mispointing

needlepointing

pinpointing

pointingly disappointingly

repointing forepointing