craving

Plural: cravings

Noun

A powerful, intense desire for something.
an intense desire for some particular thing
A strong desire; yearning.

Verb

have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
plead or ask for earnestly
present participle and gerund of crave

Examples

My craving for a bingo was finally satisfied with the word REPLOTS.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English cravinge, from Old English crafing (“claim, demand”); equivalent to crave + -ing.

Synonyms

crave, hunger, lust, starve, thirst, ache, appetency, appetite, craving, hankering, impulse, itch, jones, letch, lickerish, longing, pining, urge, yearning, yen

Scrabble Score: 13

craving: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
craving: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
craving: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

craving: valid Words With Friends Word