Going
/ˈɡəʊɪŋ/
verb
- To move:
- (chiefly of a machine) To work or function (properly); to move or perform (as required).
"The engine just won't go anymore."
- To start; to begin (an action or process).
"Get ready, get set, go!"
- To take a turn, especially in a game.
"It’s your turn; go."
- To attend.
"I go to school at the schoolhouse."
noun
- A departure.
"Thy going is not lonely, with thee goes thy Husband"
- The suitability of ground for riding, walking etc.
"The going was very difficult over the ice."
- Progress.
"We made good going for a while, but then we came to the price."
- Conditions for advancing in any way.
"Not only were the streets not paved with gold, but the going was difficult for an immigrant."
- Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing
adjective
- Likely to continue; viable.
"He didn't want to make an unsecured loan to the business because it didn't look like a going concern."
- Current, prevailing.
"The going rate for manual snow-shoveling is $25 an hour."
- (especially after a noun phrase with a superlative) Available.
"He has the easiest job going."
Total: 7 Scrabble points
Word Validity & Sources
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 "Going"
Going is a 5-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Going" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "going" is a low-scoring word.