TANGY is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. TANGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TANGY?
| 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 TANGY is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TANGY
No single letter turns TANGY into another word.
How TANGY scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TANGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does TANGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Having a sharp, tart, or piquant taste or smell.
A tangy flavor combines sharpness with a fresh, sometimes sour edge, often coming from citrus, vinegar, or fermentation. Cooks add tangy ingredients such as lemon juice or yogurt to balance rich or sweet dishes with a lively contrast. The word can also describe smells, as in the tangy scent of sea air.
How TANGY is used
Common in everyday descriptions of food, drink, and smell.
- The salad had a tangy lemon dressing.
- She loved the tangy taste of fresh limes.
- A tangy smell of vinegar filled the kitchen.
- The sauce was tangy enough to cut through the richness of the meat.
- He bit into the tangy green apple.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TANGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TANGY
Common questions about TANGY
- Is TANGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TANGY, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TANGY worth?
- TANGY is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TANGY mean?
- Having a sharp, tart, or piquant taste or smell.
- What letters can be added to TANGY?
- No single letter can be added to TANGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TANGY:
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