PONG is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. PONG 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 PONG?
| 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: 40 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PONG is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PONG
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PONG scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in PONG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 13,615.
What does PONG mean in Scrabble?
noun
British
A strong, unpleasant smell.
A pong fills a room or a garment with an odor strong enough to be noticed immediately, often from spoiled food or a damp source. British speakers use the word casually, without the harsher tone of words like stench or reek.
How PONG is used
Chiefly British and informal, roughly equivalent to a strong stink.
- What a pong is coming from that bin!
- The old boots had a terrible pong.
- A pong of rotten eggs filled the kitchen.
- She wrinkled her nose at the pong from the drain.
- The locker room had a distinct pong after practice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PONG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PONG
17 longer words begin with PONG.
Words ending in PONG
3 words end in PONG. Useful as a back hook: play PONG onto a word already on the board.
Words with PONG inside
Showing 24 of 45 words that contain PONG somewhere in the middle. Words that start with PONG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in PONG
Common questions about PONG
- Is PONG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PONG, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PONG worth?
- PONG is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PONG mean?
- A strong, unpleasant smell.
- What letters can be added to PONG?
- PONG takes 4 hooks: 0 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of PONG:
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