Angling

7 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

The sport or pastime of fishing using a rod, line, and hook.

“He spent every summer weekend angling on the quiet stretches of the river near his cottage.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

an·gling

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Synonyms

fishingrod fishing

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Contains the common -ING ending, A, N, G, L are all strong letters to confirm in Wordle

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Worth 9 points, the G and common letter set make it versatile for mid-game Scrabble plays

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aneling

Words you can make from Angling

Shorter words formed from the letters in “angling”.

naging aging algin align ingan langi liang ligan linga agin alin anil anni gail gain gali gang giga gila ging ginn glia inga lain

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