Joking

6 lettersverbcommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Behaving or speaking in a humorous, light-hearted manner intended to amuse.

“He spent the entire meeting joking around instead of addressing the actual agenda.”

Pronunciation

Syllables

jok·ing

Related Words

Synonyms

jesting jocose jocular

Antonyms

serious earnest

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Ends in -ING, J opener with K in the middle gives JOKING a distinctive pattern worth testing.

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Scrabble

J (8) and K (5) together make JOKING a strong play, both premium tiles in one word is unusual and valuable.

Words Related to Joking

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “joking” to make these 6-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

coking joying juking poking toking yoking

Words you can make from Joking

Shorter words formed from the letters in “joking”.

jingo gink gonk ikon join king kino kong oink

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