PANGA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. PANGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PANGA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PANGA is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PANGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pangasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PANGA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in PANGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does PANGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
regional
A large, broad-bladed knife similar to a machete, used chiefly in East Africa and parts of Latin America as a farming tool or weapon.
Farmers across East Africa rely on the panga for clearing brush, harvesting crops and general cutting work, much as a machete is used elsewhere, and the word entered English from Swahili. The same term, or a close variant, is also used in parts of Central and South America for a similarly broad, heavy-bladed knife used for agricultural work. Beyond its everyday use as a farm tool, the panga has become associated in news reports with violence during civil unrest, since its size and weight make it an improvised weapon as well as a tool. The blade is typically wide near the tip and tapers toward the handle, giving it more chopping power than a straight kitchen knife.
How PANGA is used
Used chiefly in East African English for a broad agricultural knife, and occasionally reported in the media in connection with its use as a weapon.
- The farmer swung his panga to clear the overgrown path.
- Market traders sold pangas alongside other farm tools.
- News reports described the mob armed with pangas and sticks.
- He sharpened the panga before the morning's harvest.
- A rusted panga hung on a nail inside the shed.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PANGA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of PANGA
The 5 tiles of PANGA in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with PANGA
4 longer words begin with PANGA.
Shorter words from the letters in PANGA
Common questions about PANGA
- Is PANGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PANGA, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PANGA worth?
- PANGA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PANGA mean?
- A large, broad-bladed knife similar to a machete, used chiefly in East Africa and parts of Latin America as a farming tool or weapon.
- What letters can be added to PANGA?
- PANGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of PANGA:
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