Pining
6 lettersnounmoderateUpdated June 2026
Definition
A profound yearning or aching longing, typically for something or someone absent or unattainable.
“She spent the summer pining for the coastal village she had left behind after years of living there.”
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The ING ending is one of the most common in Wordle, two I vowels appear at positions two and five
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Worth 9 points, the -ING suffix can be built onto an existing PIN on the board for an efficient play
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