Owning
6 lettersverbcommonUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of own, meaning having something as one's property or legal possession.
“Owning a home in the city had always been her greatest ambition.”
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Wordle
Ends in -ING with OWN- base, the W makes this distinctive among common -ING words
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Scrabble
Worth 10 points, the W adds value and this builds naturally on OWN
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