Ginning
7 lettersverbrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
Present participle of gin, referring to the process of separating cotton fibres from their seeds using a cotton gin.
“Workers were ginning cotton in the sweltering heat of the processing shed.”
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gin·ning
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Wordle
Double N in the middle. Starts with GIN and ends in -ING. A straightforward present participle pattern.
Scrabble
Worth 9 points. Double N is solid. The -ING suffix hooks readily onto board positions.
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