Carving

7 lettersnounmoderate

Updated June 2026

Definition

A decorative or artistic object produced by cutting and shaping a solid material such as wood, stone, or ivory.

“He admired the intricate carving of a Celtic knot set above the stone fireplace mantel.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈkɑːvɪŋ/

Syllables

carv·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

cutting sculpture

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains CARVE, the -ING ending is common, no repeated letters making it a clean and reliable guess

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Scrabble

Worth 13 points, V makes this tile-valuable and G at the end offers useful hook potential

Words Related to Carving

Anagrams of Carving

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

craving

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “carving” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

calving carding carking carping carting curving

Words you can make from Carving

Shorter words formed from the letters in “carving”.

arcing caring caving racing raving varing acing agric agrin argin cairn cavin cigar craig crain crang garni grain incra invar naric navig ravin vanir

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