TWANGY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. TWANGY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept TWANGY?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful TWANGY is to know. It scores 13 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for TWANGY
No single letter turns TWANGY into another word.
How TWANGY scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in TWANGY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| t | 1 | 6 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 306,598.
What stands out about TWANGY
- TWANGY 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 TWANGY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
informal
Having a sharp, ringing sound like a plucked string, or a nasal tone of voice.
A banjo or an electric guitar with a bright tone can be called twangy, and so can a voice that sounds through the nose. The word imitates the noise of a vibrating string. Speakers use it descriptively, sometimes fondly and sometimes as a mild criticism.
How TWANGY is used
Informal; for music and for accents or voices.
- The twangy guitar gave the song a country flavour.
- He spoke in a slow, twangy drawl.
- The old piano had a thin, twangy tone.
- A twangy banjo rang out across the porch.
- She disliked how twangy the recording sounded on cheap speakers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of TWANGY and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in TWANGY
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Common questions about TWANGY
- Is TWANGY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts TWANGY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is TWANGY worth?
- TWANGY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does TWANGY mean?
- Having a sharp, ringing sound like a plucked string, or a nasal tone of voice.
- What letters can be added to TWANGY?
- No single letter can be added to TWANGY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of TWANGY:
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