grinding is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Verb

present participle and gerund of grind

Noun (COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE)

The action of grinding together or crushing into small particles.
• Ominous creakings and grindings came from the innards of the machine.
(dance) A form of dance in which two people rub their bodies together.
(RPG gaming) Repeatedly performing the same quest or similar in-game activity in order to amass points or wealth.

Adjective (NOT COMPARABLE)

Of or pertaining to the act or sound of grinding.
• The meeting came to a grinding halt when the two sides could not agree.
Relentlessly taxing; burdensome; exacting to the point of exhaustion.
• A week of filled with grinding toil.
(obsolete) Crushing; oppressive; overwhelming.

grinding is a Scrabble valid word

g2r1i1n1d2i1n1g2

• International English (Sowpods) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
• US English (TWL06) - The word is valid in Scrabble ✔
• 11 points

grinding is an iScramble, QuickWords valid word

g1r2i3n4d5i6n7g8

• The word is valid in iScramble ✔
• The word is valid in QuickWords ✔
• 36 points

Same letters words (Anagrams)

• DRINGING

Same letters plus one

• DERINGING
• ENGIRDING
• ENRIDGING
• GRINDINGS
• UNGIRDING

Same letters minus one

• DINGING
• DIRGING
• GIRDING
• GIRNING
• GRIDING
• NIDGING
• RIDGING
• RINDING
• RINGING