Knifing

7 lettersverbmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

Present participle of knife: stabbing or slashing a person with a knife.

“Witnesses described seeing a knifing take place outside the pub during the early hours of Saturday morning.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

knif·ing

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Synonyms

stabbingslashingcuttingpiercingwounding

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains K, two Ns, two Is, and F, the repeated letters make it a useful Wordle guess for testing common consonants

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Scrabble

K (5pts) and F (4pts) both score well, KNIFING is a solid 7-letter Scrabble word with reliable board value

Words Related to Knifing

Anagrams of Knifing

Words that use exactly the same letters as “knifing”.

finking

Words you can make from Knifing

Shorter words formed from the letters in “knifing”.

fining inking infin kinin fini fink finn gink ginn king

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