Boning
6 lettersverbmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of bone, referring to the act of removing bones from meat or fish in preparation for cooking.
“The chef spent the morning boning the salmon fillets before the lunch service.”
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bon·ing
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Wordle
Ends in the common ING suffix, with B and N as useful early elimination guesses
Scrabble
Worth 9 points and the ING suffix makes it easy to extend from an existing board position
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