Definition of runnings

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• runnings is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• runnings is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• runnings is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of runnings

• the act of participating in an athletic competition involving running on a track (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. track
• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. run
• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team (noun)

  Examples

  1. the coach put great emphasis on running

  Synonyms

  1. run
  2. running game
  3. running play
• (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing (adjective)

  Examples

  1. in running (or working) order

  Synonyms

  1. functional
  2. operative
  3. working
• measured lengthwise (adjective)

  Examples

  1. cost of lumber per running foot

  Synonyms

  1. linear
• continually repeated over a period of time (adjective)

  Examples

  1. a running joke among us
• of advancing the ball by running (adjective)

  Examples

  1. the team's running plays worked better than its pass plays
• (of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream (adjective)

  Examples

  1. as mountain stream with freely running water
  2. hovels without running water
• the act of administering or being in charge of something (noun)

  Examples

  1. he has responsibility for the running of two companies at the same time
• the state of being in operation (noun)

  Examples

  1. a running engine
• executed or initiated by running ()

  Examples

  1. running plays worked better than pass plays
  2. took a running jump
  3. a running start

See definition of runnings in Merriam Webster