DONG is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. DONG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DONG?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DONG is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DONG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DONG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 6,808.
What does DONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
The lower of two paired chime notes, sounding after a higher ding in bells, clocks and doorbells.
Dong describes the low, echoing note of a heavy bell, often paired with its higher partner in the phrase "ding dong". The same word also names the basic unit of currency in Vietnam, a completely unrelated meaning that simply happens to share the spelling.
How DONG is used
The bell sound is understood everywhere; the currency sense is specialised and mostly appears in writing about Vietnam.
- The great bell let out a single deep dong across the valley.
- Ding, dong, the church bells rang out at noon.
- A street vendor in Hanoi quoted the price in dong.
- The clock tower's dong could be heard from the harbour.
- He exchanged his dollars for a stack of Vietnamese dong.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DONG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DONG
9 longer words begin with DONG.
Words ending in DONG
2 words end in DONG. Useful as a back hook: play DONG onto a word already on the board.
Words with DONG inside
4 words contain DONG in the middle. Words that start with DONG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DONG
Common questions about DONG
- Is DONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DONG, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DONG worth?
- DONG is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DONG mean?
- The lower of two paired chime notes, sounding after a higher ding in bells, clocks and doorbells.
- What letters can be added to DONG?
- DONG takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DONG:
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