failing

failing is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as noun and adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Fail. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Fail
2. noun. A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure; deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault; infirmity; as, a mental failing.
3. noun. The act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt.
4. noun. failure to reach a minimum required performance

   "his failing the course led to his disqualification"

   "he got two flunks on his report"

   Synonyms: flunk

5. noun. a flaw or weak point

   "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"

   Synonyms: weakness

6. adjective. below acceptable in performance

   "received failing grades"

Synonyms

flunk, weakness

Common word forms

fail, failings, failingly, failingness

Words from these letters

If you are holding these tiles, the unscrambler for FAILING lists every valid word you can make from the same letters, including shorter plays.