FLING is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. FLING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept FLING?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful FLING is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for FLING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
flingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How FLING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in FLING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| f | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does FLING mean in Scrabble?
verb
To throw something suddenly and with great force, or to move or throw oneself in a quick, forceful, and often careless way.
Fling suggests more energy and often more recklessness than a plain throw, as when someone flings a book across the room in anger or flings open a door. As a noun, a fling can mean a short period of enjoyment or indulgence, as in one last fling before settling down, or a brief romantic affair with no serious commitment attached. The word also names a lively Scottish solo dance, the Highland fling, traditionally performed with quick, springing steps.
How FLING is used
Irregular verb, with past tense and past participle both flung; the noun sense meaning a short romance or period of indulgence is common in informal speech.
- He tends to fling his jacket onto the chair without looking.
- She likes to fling open the curtains first thing every morning.
- Careful not to fling the toy across the room like that.
- They danced the Highland fling at the ceilidh.
- The holiday romance was just a brief summer fling.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of FLING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with FLING
4 longer words begin with FLING.
Words ending in FLING
Showing 24 of 39 words that end in FLING. Useful as a back hook: play FLING onto a word already on the board.
Words with FLING inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain FLING somewhere in the middle. Words that start with FLING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in FLING
Common questions about FLING
- Is FLING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts FLING, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is FLING worth?
- FLING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does FLING mean?
- To throw something suddenly and with great force, or to move or throw oneself in a quick, forceful, and often careless way.
- What letters can be added to FLING?
- FLING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of FLING:
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