HANGNAIL is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. HANGNAIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HANGNAIL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HANGNAIL is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HANGNAIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
hangnailsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HANGNAIL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in HANGNAIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HANGNAIL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HANGNAIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small strip of loose skin that splits away from beside or beneath a fingernail.
A hangnail is a minor nuisance that snags on clothing and stings when touched. Pulling it off, rather than snipping it, often tears the skin and makes it worse.
How HANGNAIL is used
Hangnail is an everyday word in North American speech, as in a hangnail on my thumb.
- A painful hangnail made typing difficult.
- He nibbled at a hangnail while waiting for the bus.
- Moisturiser helps prevent a hangnail in dry winter weather.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HANGNAIL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HANGNAIL
1 longer words begin with HANGNAIL.
Shorter words from the letters in HANGNAIL
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Common questions about HANGNAIL
- Is HANGNAIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HANGNAIL, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HANGNAIL worth?
- HANGNAIL is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HANGNAIL mean?
- A small strip of loose skin that splits away from beside or beneath a fingernail.
- What letters can be added to HANGNAIL?
- HANGNAIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of HANGNAIL:
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