Looking
7 lettersverbcommonUpdated February 2026
Definition
The present participle of 'look', meaning to direct one's gaze in a specified direction, to seek or search for something, or to appear or seem. It's one of the most common English verbs.
“She is looking for her keys, which she thinks she left on the kitchen table.”
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Wordle
Contains L-O-O-K-I-N-G with double O and the -ING ending; extremely common word
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Scrabble
Worth 12 points; K (5 points) adds value to the double O and -ING combination
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