STRINGY is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. STRINGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept STRINGY?
| 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: 47 / 100
Our own measure of how useful STRINGY is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for STRINGY
No single letter turns STRINGY into another word.
How STRINGY scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in STRINGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What stands out about STRINGY
- STRINGY gets by on a single vowel across 7 letters.
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 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 STRINGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Made of or looking like strings, thin and fibrous.
Stringy food, such as old celery or tough meat, has fibres that are hard to chew. The word also describes thin, lanky people and hair that hangs in limp strands, and thick liquids that stretch into threads.
How STRINGY is used
Everyday adjective for fibrous food, hair and thin bodies.
- The beans were old and stringy.
- His stringy hair hung over his forehead.
- The melted cheese was stringy and stretched from the slice.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of STRINGY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of STRINGY
The 7 tiles of STRINGY in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with STRINGY
2 longer words begin with STRINGY.
Shorter words from the letters in STRINGY
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Common questions about STRINGY
- Is STRINGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts STRINGY, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is STRINGY worth?
- STRINGY is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does STRINGY mean?
- Made of or looking like strings, thin and fibrous.
- What letters can be added to STRINGY?
- No single letter can be added to STRINGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of STRINGY:
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