PLINGING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. PLINGING 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 12 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept PLINGING?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PLINGING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PLINGING
No single letter turns PLINGING into another word.
How PLINGING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PLINGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PLINGING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PLINGING mean in Scrabble?
PLINGING is the -ing form (present participle) of PLING.
Anagrams of PLINGING
The 8 tiles of PLINGING in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in PLINGING
Common questions about PLINGING
- Is PLINGING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and PLINGING is not in it.
- How many points is PLINGING worth?
- PLINGING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to PLINGING?
- No single letter can be added to PLINGING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PLINGING:
Open PLINGING in the Word Finder