Cooking
7 lettersnouncommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
The practice or skill of preparing food by heating it, or the activity of creating meals.
“Her passion for cooking led her to enrol in culinary school.”
Pronunciation
IPA
/ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/
Syllables
cook·ing
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Wordle
Seven letters with -ING suffix and double O; contains common letters
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Scrabble
Worth 14 points; the K adds value and -ING allows extensions
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