WRANGING is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. WRANGING is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept WRANGING?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WRANGING is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WRANGING
No single letter turns WRANGING into another word.
How WRANGING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in WRANGING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| g | 2 | 3 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so WRANGING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does WRANGING mean in Scrabble?
WRANGING is the -ing form (present participle) of WRANG.
Shorter words from the letters in WRANGING
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Common questions about WRANGING
- Is WRANGING valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and WRANGING is not in it.
- How many points is WRANGING worth?
- WRANGING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to WRANGING?
- No single letter can be added to WRANGING to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of WRANGING:
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