Greetings

9 lettersnouncommon

Updated February 2026

Definition

Polite words or gestures used when meeting or welcoming someone. Greetings represent social acknowledgments and expressions of goodwill.

“Greetings were exchanged as guests arrived at the reception.”

🟩

Four E's and two G's; double E pattern with -INGS ending

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Worth 11 points; double G and double E useful for extensions

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