STINGO is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. STINGO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STINGO?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STINGO is to know. It scores 7 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STINGO
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
stingosChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How STINGO scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STINGO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,325.
What stands out about STINGO
- The same 6 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STINGO mean in Scrabble?
noun
slangBritish
A strong, sharp-tasting beer or ale.
Stingo names an old-fashioned strong ale, brewed to have real bite and a noticeable kick of alcohol. The word plays on sting, hinting at how the drink hits the tongue and the head. It survives mostly in Britain, in the names of particular beers and in older or deliberately colourful writing about pubs and drinking.
How STINGO is used
Informal British slang, mostly used for a notably strong or potent beer.
- The old inn still brews a stingo strong enough to floor a newcomer.
- He ordered a pint of stingo and regretted it by the second glass.
- Local legend says the stingo brewed here could knock a man off his stool.
- The brewery revived a Victorian recipe for its dark stingo.
- A single stingo lasted him the whole cold evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STINGO and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STINGO
The 6 tiles of STINGO in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with STINGO
1 longer words begin with STINGO.
Shorter words from the letters in STINGO
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Common questions about STINGO
- Is STINGO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STINGO, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STINGO worth?
- STINGO is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STINGO mean?
- A strong, sharp-tasting beer or ale.
- What letters can be added to STINGO?
- STINGO takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STINGO:
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