NANG is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points
It depends on the list you play by. NANG 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NANG?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NANG is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NANG
No single letter turns NANG into another word.
How NANG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What does NANG mean in Scrabble?
adjective
slangBritish
Excellent, impressive or very good; a slang term of strong approval.
People use nang mainly in British youth slang to praise something they find outstanding, such as new trainers, a good tune or a funny video, in much the same enthusiastic way as saying something is wicked or sick. It sounds informal and upbeat rather than measured.
How NANG is used
Informal British slang, mainly spoken among younger speakers; not used in formal writing.
- Those new trainers are well nang.
- The party last night was absolutely nang.
- He called the new track proper nang.
- That was a nang goal, mate.
- Everyone agreed the food was nang.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NANG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words ending in NANG
2 words end in NANG. Useful as a back hook: play NANG onto a word already on the board.
Words with NANG inside
8 words contain NANG in the middle. Words that start with NANG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NANG
Common questions about NANG
- Is NANG valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NANG is not in it.
- How many points is NANG worth?
- NANG is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NANG mean?
- Excellent, impressive or very good; a slang term of strong approval.
- What letters can be added to NANG?
- No single letter can be added to NANG to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NANG:
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