BONG is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. BONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BONG?
| 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 BONG is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BONG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BONG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does BONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A single deep, hollow sound struck once from a large gong or heavy bell.
The word bong imitates the low, ringing sound produced by a large bell, gong, or clock striking the hour. It is used both as a noun for the sound itself and, less commonly, as a verb describing the act of making it.
How BONG is used
Onomatopoeic word, often used in written descriptions of bells or clocks.
- The clock tower let out a deep bong at noon.
- Each bong of the bell echoed through the valley.
- The bells rang out with a slow, steady bong.
- She counted the bongs to know the hour.
- A single bong marked the start of the ceremony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BONG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BONG
10 longer words begin with BONG.
Words ending in BONG
1 words end in BONG. Useful as a back hook: play BONG onto a word already on the board.
Words with BONG inside
1 words contain BONG in the middle. Words that start with BONG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BONG
Common questions about BONG
- Is BONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BONG, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BONG worth?
- BONG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BONG mean?
- A single deep, hollow sound struck once from a large gong or heavy bell.
- What letters can be added to BONG?
- BONG takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BONG:
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