TING is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. TING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TING?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TING is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How TING scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in TING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,034.
What does TING mean in Scrabble?
noun
informal
A short, sharp ringing sound, such as that made by a small bell or struck glass.
A ting is the brief, high-pitched sound produced when something like a small bell, a spoon against glass, or a struck triangle is hit. The word imitates the sound itself, and it is also used as a verb for making such a sound, as in the bell tings.
How TING is used
Informal and imitative; used in everyday description of small ringing sounds.
- The small bell gave a soft ting as the door opened.
- He heard the ting of a spoon against a glass.
- A gentle ting from the kitchen timer told her the bread was ready.
- The triangle produced a bright ting when struck.
- Each ting of the bicycle bell warned pedestrians to move aside.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with TING
20 longer words begin with TING.
Words ending in TING
Showing 24 of 3662 words that end in TING. Useful as a back hook: play TING onto a word already on the board.
Words with TING inside
Showing 24 of 891 words that contain TING somewhere in the middle. Words that start with TING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in TING
Common questions about TING
- Is TING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TING, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TING worth?
- TING is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TING mean?
- A short, sharp ringing sound, such as that made by a small bell or struck glass.
- What letters can be added to TING?
- TING takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of TING:
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