PANG is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PANG is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANG?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANG 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 PANG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PANG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does PANG mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sudden sharp feeling of physical pain or strong emotion.
A pang often arrives without warning, such as a sudden hunger before a meal or a wave of guilt after a mistake. The sensation is usually brief but intense enough to be clearly noticed.
How PANG is used
Often paired with hunger, guilt, jealousy, or regret.
- A pang of hunger reminded her she had skipped lunch.
- He felt a sharp pang of guilt after forgetting her birthday.
- Sudden pangs of jealousy surprised him during the celebration.
- A pang shot through her knee as she stood up too fast.
- The old photograph brought a quiet pang of nostalgia.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PANG
23 longer words begin with PANG.
Words ending in PANG
2 words end in PANG. Useful as a back hook: play PANG onto a word already on the board.
Words with PANG inside
Showing 24 of 25 words that contain PANG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PANG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PANG
Common questions about PANG
- Is PANG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANG, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANG worth?
- PANG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANG mean?
- A sudden sharp feeling of physical pain or strong emotion.
- What letters can be added to PANG?
- PANG takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PANG:
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