TANGA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TANGA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANGA?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TANGA is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANGA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
tangasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TANGA scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TANGA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,364.
What does TANGA mean in Scrabble?
noun
A very brief bikini bottom or pair of underwear made of small panels joined by narrow strings at the sides.
A tanga covers less fabric than an ordinary bikini bottom or brief, relying on thin strings at the hips to hold small front and back panels in place. The style is common in swimwear and lingerie and is associated especially with Brazilian beachwear. The word came into English from Portuguese, where it originally described a similar minimal garment.
How TANGA is used
Used in fashion and swimwear contexts for a minimal, string-sided style of bikini bottom or underwear.
- She packed a bright red tanga for the beach trip.
- The store sold tanga bottoms in several colours.
- A tanga uses far less fabric than a standard bikini.
- He found the tanga style too revealing for the resort pool.
- The lingerie set included a matching tanga.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANGA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TANGA
1 longer words begin with TANGA.
Words ending in TANGA
5 words end in TANGA. Useful as a back hook: play TANGA onto a word already on the board.
Words with TANGA inside
5 words contain TANGA in the middle. Words that start with TANGA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TANGA
Common questions about TANGA
- Is TANGA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANGA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANGA worth?
- TANGA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANGA mean?
- A very brief bikini bottom or pair of underwear made of small panels joined by narrow strings at the sides.
- What letters can be added to TANGA?
- TANGA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TANGA:
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