reaching
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- 16
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- 8
Definition of reaching
3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of reach
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verb
- (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of reach
noun
- The action of one who reaches; an attempt to grasp something by stretching.
- Sailing on a reach, i.e. having the wind on either side and coming from an angle that is larger with respect to the bow than when sailing close-hauled.
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Etymology
From Middle English reching, rechyng, recchinge, rechand, from Old English *rǣċende and reċċende (“reaching”), from Proto-Germanic *raikijandz, present participle of *raikijaną (“to stretch, reach”) and Proto-Germanic *rakjandz, present participle of *rakjaną (“to stretch, straighten”). Equivalent to reach + -ing.
Words you can make from reaching
200+ playable · top: ARCHING (13 pts)
Best play arching 13 points7-letter words
7 words6-letter words
35 words- ACHING 12 pts
- CHANGE 12 pts
- CHARGE 12 pts
- ECHING 12 pts
- GACHER 12 pts
- GRINCH 12 pts
- ACHIER 11 pts
- CAHIER 11 pts
- CHAINE 11 pts
- ENRICH 11 pts
- INARCH 11 pts
- INCHER 11 pts
- RICHEN 11 pts
- HAEING 10 pts
- HANGER 10 pts
- HARING 10 pts
- HEGARI 10 pts
- HEGIRA 10 pts
- HINGER 10 pts
- NIGHER 10 pts
- REHANG 10 pts
- ARCING 9 pts
- CAGIER 9 pts
- CARING 9 pts
- CERING 9 pts
- CRINGE 9 pts
- HERNIA 9 pts
- INCAGE 9 pts
- RACING 9 pts
- CARNIE 8 pts
- EARING 7 pts
- GAINER 7 pts
- REAGIN 7 pts
- REGAIN 7 pts
- REGINA 7 pts
5-letter words
39 words- CHANG 11 pts
- CHING 11 pts
- GINCH 11 pts
- ARCHI 10 pts
- CHAIN 10 pts
- CHAIR 10 pts
- CHARE 10 pts
- CHINA 10 pts
- CHINE 10 pts
- HANCE 10 pts
- NICHE 10 pts
- RANCH 10 pts
- REACH 10 pts
- AHING 9 pts
- GERAH 9 pts
- HINGE 9 pts
- NEIGH 9 pts
- ACING 8 pts
- CAGER 8 pts
- CIGAR 8 pts
- GENIC 8 pts
- GRACE 8 pts
- AREIC 7 pts
- CAIRN 7 pts
- CANER 7 pts
- CERIA 7 pts
- CRANE 7 pts
- ERICA 7 pts
- NACRE 7 pts
- NARIC 7 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- RANCE 7 pts
- ANGER 6 pts
- GARNI 6 pts
- GRAIN 6 pts
- RANGE 6 pts
- REGNA 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
4-letter words
61 words- GACH 10 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- ARCH 9 pts
- CHAI 9 pts
- CHAR 9 pts
- CHIA 9 pts
- CHIN 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- INCH 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- ARGH 8 pts
- HANG 8 pts
- NIGH 8 pts
- CAGE 7 pts
- CRAG 7 pts
- HAEN 7 pts
- HAIR 7 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- ACNE 6 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- CAIN 6 pts
- CANE 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARN 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- CRIA 6 pts
- NARC 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- AGER 5 pts
- AGIN 5 pts
- AREG 5 pts
- GAEN 5 pts
- GAIN 5 pts
- GANE 5 pts
- GEAN 5 pts
- GEAR 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GNAR 5 pts
- GRAN 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- RAGE 5 pts
- RAGI 5 pts
- RANG 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
- NEAR 4 pts
- RAIN 4 pts
- RANI 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
3-letter words
49 words- CHI 8 pts
- HIC 8 pts
- ICH 8 pts
- GHI 7 pts
- HAG 7 pts
- AHI 6 pts
- CIG 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- NAH 6 pts
- RAH 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
- ARC 5 pts
- CAN 5 pts
- CAR 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- AGE 4 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GAE 4 pts
- GAN 4 pts
- GAR 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- NAG 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- RAG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- AIN 3 pts
- AIR 3 pts
- ANE 3 pts
- ANI 3 pts
- ARE 3 pts
- EAR 3 pts
- ERA 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NAE 3 pts
- RAI 3 pts
- RAN 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RIA 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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