1,408 Words Ending in LING
The ending LING appears in 1,408 words, from 4-letter words up to 15 letters. The biggest cluster is 8-letter words with 373 entries. Average word length: 9.1 letters.
Final G appears in two patterns: the “hard” stop (bag, dog, leg, big) and the -ing suffix that turns verbs into present participles and gerunds.
Highest-scoring Scrabble plays that end in LING: BUMFUZZLING (37 pts), ZIZZLING (36 pts), BEMUZZLING (33 pts), EMBEZZLING (33 pts), BEDAZZLING (32 pts). The shortest is LING (4 letters) and the longest is OVERCONTROLLING (15 letters). For more high-value patterns, try words starting with NO.
Notable words: LING — any of various plants of the heath family, esp.; CLING — to adhere to [v].; AILING — to be indisposed [v].; ADDLING — to confuse [v]. Browse words ending in OF for another common pattern.
FAQ
What is the highest-scoring Scrabble word that ends in LING?
BUMFUZZLING scores 37 points. Runner-up: ZIZZLING at 36 points. See words starting with VOL for more high-value options.
How many words end in LING?
Our dictionary has 1,408 words that end in LING. They range from 4 to 15 letters, with 8-letter words being the most common (373).
What is the shortest word that ends in LING?
LING at just 4 letters. It means: any of various plants of the heath family, esp.
Four-Letter Words (1)
LING
Five-Letter Words (3)
CLINGFLINGSLING
Six-Letter Words (24)
AILINGBALINGDOLINGFILINGHALINGHOLINGIDLINGISLINGMULINGOGLINGOILINGPALINGPILINGPOLINGPULINGRILINGRULINGSOLINGTILINGTOLINGVOLINGWALINGWILINGWYLING
Seven-Letter Words (163)
ADDLINGAMBLINGANELINGANGLINGANKLINGARGLINGBAILINGBALLINGBAWLINGBELLINGBILLINGBIRLINGBOILINGBOLLINGBOWLINGBUGLINGBULLINGBURLINGBUTLINGBYRLINGCABLINGCALLINGCARLINGCATLINGCEILINGCELLINGCOALINGCODLINGCOILINGCOOLINGCOWLINGCULLINGCURLINGCYCLINGCYMLINGDARLINGDEALINGDIALINGDIRLINGDOLLINGDUELINGDULLINGEAGLINGEANLINGEXILINGFABLINGFAILINGFALLINGFATLINGFEELINGFELLINGFILLINGFOALINGFOILINGFOOLINGFOULINGFOWLINGFUELINGFUGLINGFULLINGFURLINGGABLINGGALLINGGAOLINGGELLINGGILLINGGOALINGGODLINGGOSLINGGUILINGGULLINGHAILINGHAULINGHEALINGHEELINGHEILINGHELLINGHILLINGHOWLINGHULLINGHURLINGINKLINGJAILINGJELLINGKEELINGKEGLINGKILLINGKITLINGLADLINGLALLINGLOLLINGLULLINGMAILINGMALLINGMARLINGMAULINGMELLINGMEWLINGMILLINGMOILING
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Eight-Letter Words (373)
ANGELINGANVILINGATHELINGAVAILINGBABBLINGBAFFLINGBANTLINGBATTLINGBEETLINGBEVELINGBOBBLINGBOGGLINGBOODLINGBOTTLINGBOWELINGBRAILINGBRAWLINGBRIDLINGBRISLINGBROILINGBUBBLINGBUCKLINGBUMBLINGBUNDLINGBUNGLINGBURBLINGBURGLINGBUSTLINGCACKLINGCAGELINGCAJOLINGCANALINGCANDLINGCAROLINGCASTLINGCAVILINGCHILLINGCHITLINGCIRCLINGCOBBLINGCOCKLINGCODDLINGCOFFLINGCOUPLINGCRAALINGCRADLINGCRAWLINGCREELINGCUDDLINGCUPELINGCURDLINGCUTTLINGCYMBLINGDABBLINGDADDLINGDAGGLINGDANDLINGDANGLINGDAPPLINGDARKLINGDARTLINGDAWDLINGDAZZLINGDEFILINGDEVELINGDEVILINGDIALLINGDIBBLINGDIDDLINGDIMPLINGDINDLINGDOODLINGDOUBLINGDOWELINGDRAWLINGDRILLINGDROLLINGDROOLINGDUCKLINGDUELLINGDUMPLINGDWELLINGEMAILINGEMPALINGENABLINGENISLINGENSILINGEQUALINGEXHALINGFERULINGFETTLINGFIDDLINGFIZZLINGFLAILINGFLATLINGFONDLINGFOOTLINGFOOZLINGFRILLINGFUDDLING
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Nine-Letter Words (308)
ABSEILINGANNEALINGANNULLINGANTICLINGANVILLINGAPPALLINGAPPEALINGARTICLINGASSAILINGASSOILINGAUDIBLINGAUREOLINGBARRELINGBEFALLINGBEFOOLINGBEFOULINGBEGALLINGBEGUILINGBEHOWLINGBESMILINGBEVELLINGBEWAILINGBICYCLINGBOWELLINGBRABBLINGBRAILLINGBRAMBLINGBRANDLINGBRATTLINGBRISTLINGBRITTLINGBUSHELINGCABALLINGCANALLINGCANCELINGCAPSULINGCAROLLINGCAVILLINGCHISELINGCHORTLINGCHUCKLINGCOMPILINGCONDOLINGCONSOLINGCORBELINGCRACKLINGCRANKLINGCRENELINGCRIMPLINGCRINKLINGCRIPPLINGCRUMBLINGCRUMPLINGCUDGELINGCUITTLINGCUPELLINGDECUPLINGDEFUELINGDERAILINGDETAILINGDEVILLINGDEWOOLINGDIESELINGDISABLINGDOWELLINGDRABBLINGDRAGGLINGDRIBBLINGDRIVELINGDRIZZLINGDRUMBLINGDWINDLINGEARTHLINGENAMELINGENNOBLINGENROLLINGENSOULINGENTAILINGENTITLINGENTOILINGEQUALLINGEXAMPLINGEXCELLINGEXPELLINGEXTOLLINGFENAGLINGFERRELINGFERRULINGFINAGLINGFIRSTLINGFLEDGLINGFOUNDLINGFRAZZLINGFRECKLINGFRIBBLINGFRIVOLINGFRIZZLINGFUNNELINGGAMBOLINGGAVELLING
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Ten-Letter Words (262)
AIRMAILINGAPPARELINGASSEMBLINGBARRELLINGBATFOWLINGBECRAWLINGBEDABBLINGBEDAZZLINGBEDEVILINGBEDIMPLINGBEFUDDLINGBEGIRDLINGBEJEWELINGBEJUMBLINGBELITTLINGBEMINGLINGBEMUDDLINGBEMUZZLINGBEPIMPLINGBIOFOULINGBOBTAILINGBOXHAULINGBUSHELLINGCANCELLINGCANOODLINGCAPRIOLINGCARACOLINGCARPOOLINGCATCALLINGCENTUPLINGCHANGELINGCHANNELINGCHISELLINGCOMINGLINGCOMPELLINGCONCEALINGCONGEALINGCORBELLINGCORDELLINGCORRALLINGCOUNSELINGCRENELLINGCUDGELLINGCURTAILINGDECOUPLINGDEFUELLINGDEPEOPLINGDESPOILINGDISCIPLINGDISPELLINGDISTILLINGDOMICILINGDRIVELLINGDRYWALLINGEMBATTLINGEMBEZZLINGEMBOWELINGEMBROILINGEMPANELINGEMPURPLINGENAMELLINGENCIRCLINGENFEEBLINGENGIRDLINGENGRAILINGENKINDLINGENSNARLINGENTANGLINGENWHEELINGEYEBALLINGFERRELLINGFINGERLINGFLANNELINGFOSTERLINGFRIVOLLINGFULFILLINGFUNNELLINGGAMBOLLINGGIMBALLINGGRAVELLINGGROUNDLINGGROVELLINGGUNKHOLINGHANDSELINGHANSELLINGHATCHELINGHIRSELLINGHOBNAILINGHOSTELLINGHOUSELLINGIMMINGLINGIMPANELINGIMPEARLINGIMPERILINGINDWELLINGINITIALINGINSTALLINGINSTILLINGINTITULINGINVEIGLING
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Eleven-Letter Words (159)
ANTIFOULINGANTIWHALINGAPPARELLINGBACKFILLINGBACKHAULINGBAMBOOZLINGBANKROLLINGBECUDGELINGBEDEVILLINGBEDRAGGLINGBEDRIVELINGBEJEWELLINGBERASCALINGBESPANGLINGBOOKSELLINGBUMFUZZLINGCARACOLLINGCHANDELLINGCHANNELLINGCHARCOALINGCHRONICLINGCLUBHAULINGCOCKBILLINGCOCKTAILINGCOMMINGLINGCONTROLLINGCOUNSELLINGDETASSELINGDISBOWELINGDISENABLINGDISHEVELINGDISMANTLINGDISPEOPLINGDISSEMBLINGDOVETAILINGDOWNSCALINGEMBOWELLINGEMBRANGLINGEMBRITTLINGEMPANELLINGENCAPSULINGENSCROLLINGENSORCELINGENTHRALLINGFAREWELLINGFIREBALLINGFISHTAILINGFLANNELLINGFOREFEELINGFORETELLINGHAIRSTYLINGHANDSELLINGHATCHELLINGHIGHBALLINGHIGHTAILINGIMPANELLINGIMPERILLINGINITIALLINGINSCROLLINGINTERFILINGINTHRALLINGJACKROLLINGKEELHAULINGLANDFILLINGLATERALLINGMANHANDLINGMARSHALLINGMISDIALLINGMISHANDLINGMISLABELINGMISSPELLINGMOTHBALLINGOUTBRAWLINGOUTCAVILINGOUTCRAWLINGOUTDAZZLINGOUTDUELLINGOUTFUMBLINGOUTGAMBLINGOUTHANDLINGOUTHUSTLINGOUTJUGGLINGOUTMUSCLINGOUTPEOPLINGOUTRIVALINGOUTSMELLINGOUTSPELLINGOUTWHIRLINGOVERBILLINGOVERBOILINGOVERCALLINGOVERCOOLINGOVERFILLINGOVERHAULINGOVERKILLINGOVERSELLINGOVERTOILINGPAINKILLINGPANBROILINGPANHANDLING
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Twelve-Letter Words (78)
ANTIGAMBLINGAUTOMOBILINGBACKPEDALINGBALLHANDLINGBECUDGELLINGBEDRIVELLINGBESPRINKLINGBLACKBALLINGBLACKMAILINGBOARDSAILINGBOONDOGGLINGBUTTONHOLINGCARTWHEELINGCATERWAULINGCHARBROILINGCHARGRILLINGCOCOUNSELINGCURVEBALLINGCYCLOSTYLINGDETASSELLINGDISANNULLINGDISBOWELLINGDISENTAILINGDISENTITLINGDISGRUNTLINGDISHEVELLINGENSORCELLINGFORESTALLINGFREEWHEELINGGREENMAILINGINTERTILLINGMISENROLLINGMISLABELLINGMOTORCYCLINGOUTCAVILLINGOUTRIVALLINGOUTSPARKLINGOUTTRAVELINGOUTWRESTLINGOVERCHILLINGOVERHANDLINGOVERPEDALINGOVERPEOPLINGOVERSPILLINGPARALLELLINGPEDESTALLINGPIGEONHOLINGPRECANCELINGPRESIGNALINGPROTOCOLLINGREASSEMBLINGRECHANNELINGREDISTILLINGREINSTALLINGRESCHEDULINGREVICTUALINGSCHNORKELINGSENTINELLINGSHIRTTAILINGSNOWMOBILINGSPEEDBALLINGSQUIRRELLINGSTEAMROLLINGSTONEWALLINGSTORYTELLINGSUBTOTALLINGSUPERCOILINGSUPERCOOLINGSUPERSELLINGTABERNACLINGTEETOTALLINGUNCOMPELLINGUNDERCOOLINGUNDERSELLINGUNINSTALLINGUNKENNELLINGUNSCRAMBLINGWATERFOWLING
Thirteen-Letter Words (28)
ANTISMUGGLINGBACKPEDALLINGBLOODCURDLINGCANNONBALLINGCOCOUNSELLINGCREDENTIALINGDECONTROLLINGDISASSEMBLINGDISEMBOWELINGDISENTANGLINGHOMESCHOOLINGHORNSWOGGLINGINTERMEDDLINGINTERMINGLINGMISASSEMBLINGMISCHANNELINGMOLLYCODDLINGOUTGENERALINGOUTTRAVELLINGOVERPEDALLINGPRECANCELLINGPRESCHEDULINGPRESIGNALLINGRADIOLABELINGRECHANNELLINGREVICTUALLINGSTICKHANDLINGSWASHBUCKLING
Fourteen-Letter Words (8)
COUNTERVAILINGCREDENTIALLINGDISEMBOWELLINGDISENTHRALLINGMISCHANNELLINGNONCONTROLLINGOVERFULFILLINGRADIOLABELLING
Fifteen-Letter Words (1)
OVERCONTROLLING