MING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 7 points
It depends on the list you play by. MING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 7 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept MING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful MING is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for MING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How MING scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in MING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
Words starting with MING
Showing 24 of 25 words that begin with MING.
Words ending in MING
Showing 24 of 528 words that end in MING. Useful as a back hook: play MING onto a word already on the board.
Words with MING inside
Showing 24 of 215 words that contain MING somewhere in the middle. Words that start with MING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in MING
Common questions about MING
- Is MING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and MING is not in it.
- How many points is MING worth?
- MING is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to MING?
- MING takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of MING:
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