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decaying

8 letters · 3 vowels · 5 consonants

Is DECAYING a word?

Yes. DECAYING is a 8-letter noun. DECAYING is a present-participle form of DECAY: the process of gradually becoming inferior Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell DECAYING?

D-E-C-A-Y-I-N-G

DECAYING contains 8 letters, begins with D, and ends with G.

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Meaning and definition

DECAYING is a present-participle form of DECAY.

1noun

  1. DECAYING is a present-participle form of DECAY: the process of gradually becoming inferior

Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends17points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is DECAYING spelled?

D1E2C3A4Y5I6N7G8
Starts withDECFirst 3 letters
Ends withINGLast 3 letters
Unique letters8No repeated letters
Vowel balance3 / 5Vowels / consonants
Popular spelling questions →8-letter words →Words starting with DEC →Words ending in ING →Words made from DECAYING →Words with A →Words with C →Words with D →Words with E →

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04 Related words

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About DECAYING.

How do you spell DECAYING?

DECAYING is spelled D-E-C-A-Y-I-N-G. It contains 8 letters.