Dawning

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The moment when daylight first appears on the horizon at the beginning of the day.

“They set off at the dawning and crossed the hills before the heat of the day arrived.”

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Synonyms

dawn morning auroradaybreakdayspringsunrise sunupcockcrow

Antonyms

sunset

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -ING, contains double N, W is the highest-value letter to confirm

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points, W scores 4, the -ING ending is a reliable extension pattern

Words Related to Dawning

Words one letter different

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damning darning downing fawning

Words you can make from Dawning

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dawning”.

awning dawing wading waning awing diwan dwang gnawn ignaw indan ingan nandi wigan winna adin agin andi anni awin dain dang dani dawn diag

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