Felling

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

The action of cutting down trees, or bringing something down by striking it.

“The felling of ancient oaks in the nature reserve provoked widespread public outcry.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

fel·ling

Related Words

Synonyms

cutting downchopping downlogging clearing

Antonyms

plantingraising

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Double L in the middle, ends in -ING which is one of the most common Wordle suffixes

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Scrabble

Worth 11 points, the -ING hook and double-L make it a solid mid-board play

Words Related to Felling

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “felling” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

belling celling falling feeling felting filling fulling gelling helling jelling selling telling

Words you can make from Felling

Shorter words formed from the letters in “felling”.

fleing elfin feign fille fling ingle lifen ligne linge nifle nigel engl enif feil fell fiel file fill fine gein gell genl gien gile

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