01 Word definition

tackling

8 letters · 2 vowels · 6 consonants

Is TACKLING a word?

Yes. TACKLING is a 8-letter noun. TACKLING is a present-participle form of TACKLE: the person who plays offensive or defensive tackle on a football team Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell TACKLING?

T-A-C-K-L-I-N-G

TACKLING contains 8 letters, begins with T, and ends with G.

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Meaning and definition

TACKLING is a present-participle form of TACKLE.

1noun

  1. TACKLING is a present-participle form of TACKLE: the person who plays offensive or defensive tackle on a football team

    the right tackle is a straight A student
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score15points
Words With Friends19points
Word length8letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is TACKLING spelled?

T1A2C3K4L5I6N7G8
Starts withTACFirst 3 letters
Ends withINGLast 3 letters
Unique letters8No repeated letters
Vowel balance2 / 6Vowels / consonants

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04 Exact anagrams

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About TACKLING.

How do you spell TACKLING?

TACKLING is spelled T-A-C-K-L-I-N-G. It contains 8 letters.