SPANG is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SPANG 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 SPANG?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SPANG is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SPANG
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
spangsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SPANG scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in SPANG, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 58,092.
What does SPANG mean in Scrabble?
adverb
informalNorth Americandialect
Informally, directly, exactly or squarely, especially in the phrase spang in the middle; also, as an older verb, to leap or bound suddenly, or to strike with a sharp, ringing sound.
American dialect speech uses spang to insist that something sits exactly where claimed, with no room for approximation, so a target hit spang in the centre has been struck precisely on the mark rather than merely close to it. Older and more literary use treats spang as a verb for a sudden leap or spring, close in meaning to bound or bounce, a sense now largely confined to older writing and dialect glossaries. Writers describing gunfire or a sharp impact have also used spang for the ringing sound a bullet or blow makes, imitating the sharp crack directly in the word itself. The adverb sense, meaning exactly or squarely, remains the form most likely to turn up in casual American speech today.
How SPANG is used
Informal, chiefly North American; most often heard today as an adverb meaning exactly or squarely, as in spang in the middle.
- The arrow landed spang in the centre of the target.
- He parked the truck spang in front of the door.
- The old story described the frog leaping spang across the pond.
- A bullet went spang off the metal sign nearby.
- She dropped the box spang on the kitchen table.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SPANG and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SPANG
The 5 tiles of SPANG in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with SPANG
19 longer words begin with SPANG.
Words with SPANG inside
4 words contain SPANG in the middle. Words that start with SPANG are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in SPANG
Common questions about SPANG
- Is SPANG valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SPANG, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SPANG worth?
- SPANG is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SPANG mean?
- Informally, directly, exactly or squarely, especially in the phrase spang in the middle; also, as an older verb, to leap or bound suddenly, or to strike with a sharp, ringing sound.
- What letters can be added to SPANG?
- SPANG takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of SPANG:
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