Words With "NG"

Q: How many English words contain "ng"?

Our dictionary contains 8,251 common English words with NG somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

Q: What are some examples of words with "ng"?

Common examples: abandoning, abashing, abasing, abating, abbreviating, abdicating.

8,251 English words that contain the letters NG anywhere in the word.

Looking for words that contain NG? You're in the right place. Below is a complete list of 8,251 English words with NG somewhere inside them, grouped by length.

NG spells the nasal sound at the end of "sing", "song", "long". Often follows a short vowel.

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4-Letter Words (3)

bang bong bung

5-Letter Words (25)

acing aging along among angel anger angle angry angst aping awing axing bangs being binge bingo bling bongo bongs bring bungs clang cling clung conga

7-Letter Words (207)

abasing abating abiding abusing addling adoring ageings airings alining allying amazing ambling amongst amusing angelic angered anglers angling angoras angrier angrily anguish angular anteing arching arcking arguing arising arrange atoning avenged avenger avenges avowing awaking awnings babying backing bagging bailing baiting balding balking balling banding banging bangles banking banning barbing barfing barging barking barring bashing basking basting bathing batting bawling beading beaming beaning bearing beating bedding beefing beeping begging belling belongs belting belying bending besting betting biasing bidding biffing bilking billing binding binging binning birding blaming blaring blazing blowing blueing boating bobbing bogging boiling bolting bombing bonding bonging bongoes boobing booking booming booting boozing bopping bossing bowling bracing braking braving braying brewing bribing bucking budding budging buffing bugging bugling bulging bulking bulling bumming bumping bunging bungled bungler bungles bunking bunting buoying burning burping burring burying bushing bussing busting busying butting buzzing cabbing cabling caching cadging calking calling calming calving camping canning canting capping carding carping carting carving cashing casings casting catting causing ceasing ceiling chafing changed changes chasing chewing chiding chiming choking chowing clanged clangor clawing clewing cloning closing cloying

8-Letter Words (296)

abashing abetting abjuring aborting abrading abutting acceding accruing accusing adapting adducing adhering adjuring admiring adopting adorning advising aerating affixing agreeing alarming alerting aliasing alibiing aliening aligning allaying alleging allowing alloying alluding alluring altering amassing amending angering angriest angstrom annexing annoying anything applying armoring arousing arranged arranger arranges arraying arriving aspiring assaying assuming assuring attiring attuning auditing auguring availing avengers avenging averring averting avoiding awaiting awarding babbling backings baffling bandying barrings batching battling beaching bearding bearings beatings becoming beetling behaving belaying belching bellying belonged bemusing benching berating berrying berthing betaking betiding beveling bewaring biassing billings bindings bingeing birching birthing bitching bitingly blabbing blacking blanking blasting bleating bleeding bleeping blending blessing blinding blinking blitzing bloating blobbing blocking blogging blooding blooming blotting blousing bluffing blunting blurring blurting blushing boarding boasting bobbling bogeying boggling bogieing boilings boinking bombings bookings boosting boringly botching bottling bouncing bounding bragging braiding braining braising branding brawling breading breaking breeding breezing bricking bridging bridling briefing brimming bringing brisking broiling bronzing brooding brooking browning browsing bruising brushing bubbling buckling buddings building bullring bullying bumbling bunching bundling bungalow bunghole bunglers bungling buntings

9-Letter Words (274)

abducting abhorring abounding abridging absenting absolving absorbing accenting accepting accessing according accosting achieving acquiring actuating addicting adjoining adjudging adjusting admitting adoringly adulating advancing adverting affecting affirming affording agitating agonizing alighting allotting alongside amazingly ambushing amounting amusingly analyzing anchoring angleworm angstroms anguished anguishes animating annealing annulling anointing answering anticking antiquing anythings appalling appealing appearing appeasing appending apprising apprizing approving archangel archiving arrangers arranging arresting ascending ascribing assailing assenting asserting assessing assigning assisting assorting assuaging attaching attacking attaining attending attesting authoring averaging awakening badgering balancing balloting bandaging banishing bantering baptizing barbering barraging barreling bartering battening battering beavering becalming beckoning bedecking befalling befitting befogging befouling begetting beggaring beginning beguiling beheading beholding behooving believing bellowing belonging bemoaning benumbing bereaving besetting besieging besotting bestowing betraying bettering bevelling bewailing bickering bicycling bilingual billeting billowing biopsying birdieing bisecting blanching blazoning bleaching blenching blessings blighting bloodying blotching boogieing boomerang bordering borrowing bothering bottoming bowstring branching brandying brazening breaching breasting breathing briefings bristling broaching brocading brokering brunching bucketing budgeting buffering buffeting buildings bullrings bungalows bungholes burdening burrowing busheling buttering buttoning bypassing calcining callusing cambering canceling cankering cannoning canopying cantering

10-Letter Words (254)

abandoning abdicating abnegating abolishing abrogating abscessing absconding abstaining acclaiming accounting accusingly acidifying acquitting activating addressing adjourning admiringly advocating afflicting affronting aggrieving airlifting airmailing alarmingly alienating allocating amnestying amortizing amplifying amputating angiosperm angleworms anguishing angularity annotating announcing annoyingly antedating appareling appetizing applauding appointing appraising archangels arraigning arrogating asphalting aspirating assaulting assembling astounding astringent atrophying attempting attracting auctioning augmenting automating autopsying awakenings backbiting backdating backfiring ballasting ballooning banqueting barbecuing barbequing bargaining barrelling bayoneting beatifying becomingly bedazzling bedeviling beekeeping befuddling beginnings begrudging belaboring belittling belongings benefiting beseeching bespeaking bestirring bestriding bethinking betokening betrothing bewitching bilinguals blackening blancmange blanketing blarneying blemishing blindingly blinkering blistering blockading blossoming blubbering blundering blustering bolstering bombarding bookmaking boomerangs bowstrings boycotting bracketing broadening buffaloing bulldozing burgeoning burnishing bushelling butchering calcifying calipering callousing cancelling canonizing canvassing captaining captioning carjacking cartooning cashiering castrating cataloging catalyzing catcalling catnapping caucussing cautioning certifying chagrining challenged challenger challenges changeable changeling changeover channeling charmingly chartering chastening chastising chattering cheapening checkering cherishing chickening chirruping chiselling choppering chorussing circuiting civilizing clambering clarifying clarioning clattering clobbering clustering cluttering coalescing coarsening coexisting cogitating cohabiting coiffuring coinciding collapsing collecting colonizing combatting comforting

11-Letter Words (154)

abominating abstracting acclimating accordingly accrediting accustoming acquainting acquiescing actualizing admonishing adumbrating advantaging adventuring advertising affiliating afforesting aggravating aggregating agonizingly airbrushing airdropping alleviating alternating angelically angioplasty angiosperms antiquating apologizing appallingly apparelling appliquéing approaching approvingly aquaplaning arbitrating arrangement associating asterisking astonishing astringency astringents attenuating attributing auditioning authorizing babysitting backhanding backlogging backpacking backsliding backspacing badmouthing ballyhooing bamboozling bankrolling bankrupting barricading bayonetting beautifying bedevilling bedraggling befriending beguilingly bellyaching benefitting bequeathing besmirching bewildering bifurcating bivouacking blaspheming blindsiding bludgeoning bobsledding bookkeeping bookmarking boomeranged bootlegging brandishing bricklaying brightening broadsiding browbeating brutalizing bulldogging bulletining burlesquing buttressing calculating calendaring calibrating callipering campaigning cannonading captivating carbonating carjackings casseroling castigating cataloguing catapulting catechising catechizing cauterizing celebrating chagrinning chainsawing challengers challenging championing changelings changeovers channelling chaperoning checkmating chirrupping christening chronicling circulating classifying cliffhanger cloistering coagulating coauthoring collocating commingling complaining compounding compressing configuring conflicting confounding confronting confusingly congenially congregated congregates congressman congressmen congruities conjugating considering contingency contingents contracting contrasting controlling cooperating copycatting correlating corrugating coruscating counselings covenanting

12-Letter Words (119)

abbreviating accelerating accentuating accessioning accompanying accumulating adjudicating adulterating aggrandizing amalgamating ameliorating angularities annihilating antagonizing anticipating appertaining appetizingly apportioning appreciating apprehending apprenticing arrangements articulating ascertaining asphyxiating asseverating assimilating astoundingly autographing automobiling backbreaking backpedaling backstabbing backstopping backstroking backtracking barnstorming bastardizing begrudgingly beleaguering blackballing blackjacking blacklisting blackmailing blacktopping blindfolding blueprinting bluestocking bodybuilding boomeranging boondoggling bowdlerizing brainwashing breakfasting breathtaking broadcasting buccaneering bullfighting bullshitting burglarizing bushwhacking butterflying buttonholing cablecasting calumniating camouflaging caparisoning capitalizing capitulating caricaturing carpentering cartwheeling categorizing caterwauling centralizing centrifuging charbroiling chauffeuring childbearing chitchatting chitterlings chlorinating christenings circumcising clapboarding cliffhangers comfortingly commentating compellingly compensating complicating compromising conciliating conditioning conferencing confiscating congeniality congenitally conglomerate congratulate congregating congregation conjecturing conscripting consecrating constipating constituting constraining constricting constructing consummating contravening contributing convalescing convincingly coordinating copyrighting corkscrewing cosponsoring

13-Letter Words (65)

acclimatizing accommodating accomplishing acknowledging administering agglomerating agglutinating alphabetizing anesthetizing angioplasties anthologizing appropriating approximating assassinating astonishingly backpedalling blackberrying bloodcurdling bluestockings boardinghouse brainstorming butterfingers cannibalizing cantilevering carpetbagging certificating childproofing chloroforming circularizing circumventing clearinghouse collaborating commandeering commemorating commiserating commissioning communicating complementing complimenting comprehending computerizing concatenating concentrating concertinaing condescending confederating conglomerated conglomerates congratulated congratulates congregations congressional congresswoman congresswomen consanguinity consolidating contaminating contemplating contingencies contradicting controverting corresponding corroborating countenancing counteracting

15-Letter Words (7)

commercializing conceptualizing condescendingly conglomerations congratulations correspondingly counterclaiming

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Common Questions

How many English words contain "ng"?

Our dictionary contains 8,251 common English words with NG somewhere in them. The exact total in all of English is somewhat higher; rarer technical terms aren't in this list.

What are some examples of words with "ng"?

Common examples: abandoning, abashing, abasing, abating, abbreviating, abdicating.

Is "ng" a digraph?

A digraph is two letters that spell a single sound. NG is a true digraph in English — it depends on whether the two letters fuse into one sound. NG spells the nasal sound at the end of "sing", "song", "long". Often follows a short vowel.