TONGS is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. TONGS 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 TONGS?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TONGS is to know. It scores 6 from 5 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TONGS
No single letter turns TONGS into another word.
How TONGS scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in TONGS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 21,785.
What does TONGS mean in Scrabble?
noun
A tool made of two long, hinged or pivoted arms, used for gripping and lifting objects that should not be touched directly.
A pair of tongs works by squeezing the two arms together at one end so that the other end closes around whatever needs to be picked up, whether that is a hot coal, a piece of food or a sample in a laboratory. Like scissors or pliers, tongs is normally used only in this plural form even when referring to a single tool, because the word describes the pair of arms working together rather than one part on its own. Different jobs call for different shapes, from long fireplace tongs to small kitchen tongs used for serving salad or turning meat.
How TONGS is used
Almost always used in the plural even for a single tool, as with scissors or pliers.
- She used the tongs to lift the hot pan lid.
- He turned the steak on the grill with a pair of tongs.
- The blacksmith gripped the glowing metal with long tongs.
- Salad servers often come as a set of small tongs.
- The lab technician handled the sample only with sterile tongs.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TONGS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of TONGS
The 5 tiles of TONGS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with TONGS
2 longer words begin with TONGS.
Words ending in TONGS
5 words end in TONGS. Useful as a back hook: play TONGS onto a word already on the board.
Shorter words from the letters in TONGS
Common questions about TONGS
- Is TONGS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TONGS, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TONGS worth?
- TONGS is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TONGS mean?
- A tool made of two long, hinged or pivoted arms, used for gripping and lifting objects that should not be touched directly.
- What letters can be added to TONGS?
- No single letter can be added to TONGS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of TONGS:
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