STINGY is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. STINGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STINGY?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STINGY is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STINGY
No single letter turns STINGY into another word.
How STINGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in STINGY, 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 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 153,299.
What stands out about STINGY
- STINGY gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does STINGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unwilling to spend money or share what one has; ungenerous.
Calling someone stingy is a mild insult aimed at habits, such as splitting a bill to the last coin or leaving a tiny tip. It can also describe amounts rather than people, as in a stingy helping of food or a stingy ration of light. Despite the spelling, it is not related to the verb sting, and it is pronounced with a soft j sound.
How STINGY is used
Everyday word, informal in tone, applied to people, portions and offers alike.
- He was too stingy to buy his own sister a coffee.
- The stingy portion barely covered the bottom of the plate.
- A stingy budget left the club with no new equipment.
- Nobody wanted to work for such a stingy employer.
- It felt stingy to refuse her one extra day.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STINGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STINGY
The 6 tiles of STINGY in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in STINGY
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Common questions about STINGY
- Is STINGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STINGY, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STINGY worth?
- STINGY is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STINGY mean?
- Unwilling to spend money or share what one has; ungenerous.
- What letters can be added to STINGY?
- No single letter can be added to STINGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of STINGY:
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