BHANG is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. BHANG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BHANG?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BHANG is to know. It scores 11 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BHANG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
bhangsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BHANG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in BHANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 116,184.
What does BHANG mean in Scrabble?
noun
Indian English
A preparation made from the leaves and flower tops of the cannabis plant, consumed in India as a drink or sweet, especially during religious festivals.
Bhang is traditionally ground into a paste and mixed into drinks such as thandai or into sweets, most visibly during the Hindu festival of Holi. Unlike smoked forms of cannabis, bhang is eaten or drunk, and its use in religious and festive settings in India has a long history separate from how cannabis is treated elsewhere.
How BHANG is used
Chiefly associated with India; the word names both the plant preparation and drinks made from it.
- Vendors sold cups of bhang near the temple during the festival.
- The recipe called for bhang paste stirred into a milky drink.
- Travelers were warned that bhang is legal only in certain regions.
- Her grandmother remembered mixing bhang into sweets every spring.
- Local law treats bhang differently from other cannabis products.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BHANG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BHANG
3 longer words begin with BHANG.
Shorter words from the letters in BHANG
Common questions about BHANG
- Is BHANG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BHANG, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BHANG worth?
- BHANG is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BHANG mean?
- A preparation made from the leaves and flower tops of the cannabis plant, consumed in India as a drink or sweet, especially during religious festivals.
- What letters can be added to BHANG?
- BHANG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of BHANG:
Open BHANG in the Word Finder