ANGSTY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. ANGSTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ANGSTY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ANGSTY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ANGSTY
No single letter turns ANGSTY into another word.
How ANGSTY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in ANGSTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What stands out about ANGSTY
- ANGSTY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does ANGSTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Full of anxious, restless unhappiness, often without a clear cause.
Someone angsty broods over life, love or identity in a way that can seem larger than the problem itself. The word grows out of angst, a German loanword for dread, and it is most often attached to teenagers, songs and diaries. It can be affectionate or mocking, depending on tone.
How ANGSTY is used
Informal; often a little teasing when applied to adolescent moods.
- He wrote angsty poems about the rain all through his teens.
- The band is known for angsty lyrics and loud guitars.
- Her angsty mood lasted until the exam results came in.
- An angsty silence filled the car on the way home.
- The novel follows an angsty student who cannot decide on anything.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ANGSTY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in ANGSTY
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Common questions about ANGSTY
- Is ANGSTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ANGSTY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ANGSTY worth?
- ANGSTY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ANGSTY mean?
- Full of anxious, restless unhappiness, often without a clear cause.
- What letters can be added to ANGSTY?
- No single letter can be added to ANGSTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of ANGSTY:
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