01 Word definition

nearing

7 letters · 3 vowels · 4 consonants

Is NEARING a word?

Yes. NEARING is a 7-letter adjective. NEARING is a present-participle form of NEAR: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell NEARING?

N-E-A-R-I-N-G

NEARING contains 7 letters, begins with N, and ends with G.

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Meaning and definition

NEARING is a present-participle form of NEAR.

1adjective

  1. NEARING is a present-participle form of NEAR: not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances

    “near neighbors”
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score8points
Words With Friends11points
Word length7letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is NEARING spelled?

N1E2A3R4I5N6G7
Starts withNEAFirst 3 letters
Ends withINGLast 3 letters
Unique letters6Repeats N
Vowel balance3 / 4Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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04 Exact anagrams

The same letters, rearranged.

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About NEARING.

How do you spell NEARING?

NEARING is spelled N-E-A-R-I-N-G. It contains 7 letters.