WING is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. WING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WING?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WING is to know. It scores 8 from 4 tiles, takes 6 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WING
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WING scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in WING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 12,103.
What does WING mean in Scrabble?
noun
One of the limbs or organs that a bird, insect, or aircraft uses to fly.
Birds flap their wings to generate lift and move through the air, while an aircraft wing uses a fixed shape to achieve the same effect. The word also describes a section of a building that extends from the main structure, such as the east wing.
How WING is used
Countable noun; also used for a section of a building or organization.
- The eagle spread its wings and soared upward.
- Engineers tested the strength of the aircraft wing.
- The hospital added a new wing for surgery.
- The injured bird could not move its wing.
- Winged insects filled the evening sky.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WING
Showing 24 of 42 words that begin with WING.
Words ending in WING
Showing 24 of 333 words that end in WING. Useful as a back hook: play WING onto a word already on the board.
Words with WING inside
Showing 24 of 185 words that contain WING somewhere in the middle. Words that start with WING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WING
Common questions about WING
- Is WING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WING, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WING worth?
- WING is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WING mean?
- One of the limbs or organs that a bird, insect, or aircraft uses to fly.
- What letters can be added to WING?
- WING takes 6 hooks: 3 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of WING:
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