Mawing
6 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of maw, describing the act of opening or using the gullet or mouth in a voracious or gaping manner.
“The creature stood at the water's edge, its vast throat mawing hungrily at the air.”
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MAWING ends in -ING and contains the AW vowel pair, useful for narrowing Wordle guesses.
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Worth 12 points, the W scores 4 and the -ING suffix is a flexible board extension.
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