THONGY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. THONGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept THONGY?
| 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 THONGY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for THONGY
No single letter turns THONGY into another word.
How THONGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in THONGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 344,923.
What stands out about THONGY
- THONGY 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 THONGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Resembling a thong, especially a skimpy strip of fabric or a narrow strap.
The word thongy is built from thong plus a y ending, and it is used loosely to describe styles made of narrow straps or minimal cloth. Shoe and swimwear writers use it for a cut that shows more than it covers. It turns up rarely and mostly in casual or trade writing.
How THONGY is used
Informal and rare; mainly in fashion talk.
- She preferred a thongy sandal to a closed shoe in summer.
- The thongy design left most of the foot bare.
- The catalogue listed a thongy strap in black leather.
- He called the lace trim thongy and a little fussy.
- A thongy cut is not practical for the cold.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of THONGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in THONGY
Common questions about THONGY
- Is THONGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts THONGY, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is THONGY worth?
- THONGY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does THONGY mean?
- Resembling a thong, especially a skimpy strip of fabric or a narrow strap.
- What letters can be added to THONGY?
- No single letter can be added to THONGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of THONGY:
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