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Words from letters ASKING

From the letters ASKING, you can form as many as 86 words - Check which ones

6 letter words:

  • asking11
  • gaskin11
  • kiangs11

5 letter words:

  • aking10
  • ginks10
  • kaing10
  • kangs10
  • kiang10
  • kings10
  • knags10
  • ikans9
  • kains9
  • kinas9
  • kisan9
  • naiks9
  • gains6
  • signa6
What words can be composed of letters ASKING

4 letter words:

  • gink9
  • kang9
  • king9
  • knag9
  • skag9
  • akin8
  • ikan8
  • inks8
  • kain8
  • kais8
  • kans8
  • kina8
  • kins8
  • naik8
  • saki8
  • sank8
  • sika8
  • sink8
  • skin8
  • agin5
  • gain5
  • gans5
  • gins5
  • nags5
  • sang5
  • sign5
  • sing5
  • snag5
  • snig5
  • ains4
  • anis4
  • isna4
  • sain4

3 letter words:

  • ask7
  • ink7
  • kai7
  • kas7
  • kin7
  • kis7
  • sik7
  • ska7
  • ski7
  • ags4
  • gan4
  • gas4
  • gin4
  • gis4
  • nag4
  • sag4
  • ain3
  • ais3
  • ani3
  • ins3
  • nas3
  • nis3
  • sai3
  • san3
  • sin3

2 letter words:

  • ka6
  • ki6
  • ag3
  • gi3
  • ai2
  • an2
  • as2
  • in2
  • is2
  • na2
  • si2

ASKING - Questions and Answers (FAQ)

ASKING

"Asking" is a present participle form of the verb "ask". It is used to inquire or request information from someone by posing a question or making a request.

In a game of Scrabble, "asking" can be a valuable word to play for a few reasons. Firstly, it consists of 6 letters, which can help in utilizing bonus squares on the board to score higher points. Secondly, the presence of common letters like 'A', 'S', 'K', 'I', 'N', and 'G' makes it easier to form other smaller words in combination with existing tiles on the board. Lastly, the 'K' and 'G' tiles are worth 5 and 2 points respectively, adding to the potential score for this word.

When playing the word "asking" in Scrabble, it is essential to look for opportunities to maximize points by placing it strategically on the board. Whether it's extending an existing word, creating new words parallel or perpendicular to existing ones, or aiming for double or triple word/letter scores, thoughtful placement can significantly impact your final score.

What are the longest words that can be formed from the letters ASKING?

The longest word that can be formed from the letters ASKING is the word Gaskin. Number of letters: 6.
The second longest word is the word Kiangs. Number of letters: 6.

What anagrams can be formed from the word ASKING?

Can anagrams be formed from the word Asking? Number of possible anagrams: 2. What are those words? Gaskin, Kiangs.

How many points in Scrabble can we earn for the words formed from the letters A,S,K,I,N,G?

The highest-scoring word that can be formed from the letters ASKING is the word Asking. The number of points that can be earned for it is: 11.The second highest-scoring word is the word Gaskin. The possible number of points is: 11.

How many letters does the word ASKING have? How many vowels and consonants does it have?

Word Asking - number of letters: 6. The word Asking contains vowels. The number of vowels is: 2. The list of vowels present in this word is: A, I. The word Asking contains consonants. The number of consonants is: 4. The list of consonants present in this word is: G, K, N, S.

How to properly pronounce the word ASKING?


Letter Analysis - word ASKING

The word ASKING, after removing repeating characters, consists of the letters: A, G, I, K, N, S. Below, we will analyze each one of them.

The letter A in the word ASKING

Words that start with the letter A
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 16 0,1
3 89 0,6
4 261 1,7
5 715 4,5
6 1187 7,5
7 1767 11,2
8 2164 13,8
9 2471 15,7
10 2188 13,9
11 1797 11,4
12 1274 8,1
13 849 5,4
14 581 3,7
15 364 2,3
Words ending with the letter A
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 15 0,3
3 56 1,1
4 314 5,9
5 632 11,9
6 738 13,9
7 935 17,6
8 764 14,4
9 635 12,0
10 504 9,5
11 331 6,2
12 190 3,6
13 108 2,0
14 60 1,1
15 30 0,6
Occurrences of the letter A in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter A The number of words [%]
0 120405 45,0
1 110558 41,3
2 32580 12,2
3 3868 1,4
4 321 0,1
5 17 0,0
6 2 0,0

The letter G in the word ASKING

Words that start with the letter G
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 3 0,0
3 59 0,7
4 269 3,0
5 608 6,8
6 997 11,2
7 1382 15,5
8 1420 15,9
9 1291 14,5
10 1039 11,7
11 778 8,7
12 490 5,5
13 305 3,4
14 184 2,1
15 89 1,0
Words ending with the letter G
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 2 0,0
3 72 0,4
4 138 0,7
5 135 0,7
6 665 3,4
7 2263 11,7
8 2917 15,0
9 3347 17,2
10 3192 16,4
11 2800 14,4
12 1948 10,0
13 1117 5,8
14 523 2,7
15 303 1,6
Occurrences of the letter G in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter G The number of words [%]
0 206889 77,3
1 54449 20,3
2 5814 2,2
3 564 0,2
4 34 0,0
5 1 0,0

The letter I in the word ASKING

Words that start with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 6 0,1
3 26 0,3
4 69 0,7
5 157 1,7
6 375 4,0
7 651 6,9
8 957 10,2
9 1232 13,1
10 1358 14,5
11 1341 14,3
12 1192 12,7
13 921 9,8
14 611 6,5
15 494 5,3
Words ending with the letter I
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 14 0,9
3 32 2,2
4 145 9,8
5 253 17,2
6 270 18,3
7 255 17,3
8 195 13,2
9 140 9,5
10 93 6,3
11 38 2,6
12 21 1,4
13 13 0,9
14 5 0,3
Occurrences of the letter I in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter I The number of words [%]
0 107284 40,1
1 111312 41,6
2 39717 14,8
3 8146 3,0
4 1170 0,4
5 113 0,0
6 9 0,0

The letter K in the word ASKING

Words that start with the letter K
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,1
3 39 1,2
4 201 6,4
5 353 11,3
6 496 15,8
7 555 17,7
8 499 15,9
9 383 12,2
10 258 8,2
11 162 5,2
12 94 3,0
13 46 1,5
14 24 0,8
15 17 0,5
Words ending with the letter K
Number of letters The number of words [%]
3 33 1,5
4 273 12,4
5 244 11,1
6 183 8,3
7 402 18,3
8 475 21,6
9 357 16,2
10 157 7,1
11 58 2,6
12 13 0,6
13 7 0,3
Occurrences of the letter K in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter K The number of words [%]
0 246885 92,2
1 19693 7,4
2 1139 0,4
3 32 0,0
4 2 0,0

The letter N in the word ASKING

Words that start with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,1
3 50 0,8
4 160 2,6
5 317 5,1
6 467 7,5
7 661 10,7
8 762 12,3
9 878 14,1
10 789 12,7
11 648 10,4
12 537 8,7
13 428 6,9
14 295 4,8
15 208 3,4
Words ending with the letter N
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 82 0,7
4 252 2,2
5 512 4,4
6 1196 10,2
7 1431 12,3
8 1552 13,3
9 1423 12,2
10 1164 10,0
11 1114 9,5
12 982 8,4
13 891 7,6
14 646 5,5
15 421 3,6
Occurrences of the letter N in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter N The number of words [%]
0 137492 51,4
1 100778 37,6
2 25878 9,7
3 3322 1,2
4 268 0,1
5 13 0,0

The letter S in the word ASKING

Words that start with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 4 0,0
3 87 0,3
4 482 1,6
5 1521 5,0
6 2664 8,7
7 3843 12,6
8 5102 16,7
9 4904 16,0
10 4048 13,2
11 2947 9,6
12 2126 7,0
13 1402 4,6
14 928 3,0
15 517 1,7
Words ending with the letter S
Number of letters The number of words [%]
2 5 0,0
3 105 0,1
4 1080 1,1
5 3805 3,7
6 6360 6,2
7 11036 10,8
8 14043 13,7
9 15614 15,2
10 14924 14,6
11 11838 11,5
12 9103 8,9
13 6563 6,4
14 4827 4,7
15 3248 3,2
Occurrences of the letter S in English words
Number of occurrences of the letter S The number of words [%]
0 102974 38,5
1 110522 41,3
2 41747 15,6
3 9880 3,7
4 2188 0,8
5 381 0,1
6 54 0,0
7 5 0,0

The number of letters in the word ASKING: 6

Below we present the statistics of the occurrence of other 6-letter words in English. Analysis by first and last letter

Compilation of 6-letter words, sorted by the first letter
The first letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 1187 5,4
B 1566 7,1
C 1756 7,9
D 1138 5,1
E 673 3,0
F 960 4,3
G 997 4,5
H 799 3,6
I 375 1,7
J 318 1,4
K 496 2,2
L 893 4,0
M 1193 5,4
N 467 2,1
O 488 2,2
P 1541 7,0
Q 126 0,6
R 1239 5,6
S 2664 12,0
T 1331 6,0
U 563 2,5
V 419 1,9
W 627 2,8
X 19 0,1
Y 177 0,8
Z 145 0,7
Summary of words with 6 letters, according to the letter they end with
The last letter in the word The number of words [%]
A 738 3,3
B 51 0,2
C 291 1,3
D 2482 11,2
E 2627 11,9
F 57 0,3
G 665 3,0
H 464 2,1
I 270 1,2
J 2 0,0
K 183 0,8
L 805 3,6
M 332 1,5
N 1196 5,4
O 319 1,4
P 173 0,8
R 1997 9,0
S 6360 28,7
T 1220 5,5
U 66 0,3
V 3 0,0
W 116 0,5
X 94 0,4
Y 1624 7,3
Z 22 0,1

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