Cooking

/ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/

Scrabble:14 ptsWWF:17 pts7 letters
Definition of Cooking

verb

  1. To prepare (food) for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.

    "I'm cooking bangers and mash."

  2. To prepare (unspecified) food for eating by heating it, often by combining it with other ingredients.

    "He's in the kitchen, cooking."

  3. To be cooked.

    "The dinner is cooking on the stove."

  4. To be uncomfortably hot.

    "Look at that poor dog shut up in that car on a day like today - it must be cooking in there."

  5. To execute by electric chair.

verb

  1. To make the noise of the cuckoo.

verb

  1. To throw.

adjective

  1. In progress, happening.

    "The project took a few days to gain momentum, but by the end of the week, things were really cooking."

Anagrams of Cooking

No exact anagrams found for "cooking". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "cooking" and rearranging:

Synonyms & Antonyms

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Cooking"

Cooking is a 7-letter word that scores 14 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Cooking" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "cooking" is a medium-scoring word.