WRING is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. WRING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 11 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WRING?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WRING is to know. It scores 9 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WRING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
wringsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WRING scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in WRING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 38,728.
What does WRING mean in Scrabble?
verb
To twist and squeeze something tightly, especially wet fabric, in order to force liquid out of it.
A person may wring a cloth or towel by twisting it in opposite directions until the water runs out, and the same motion appears in the expression wring one's hands, a gesture of anxiety or distress performed without any liquid involved. The verb can also describe forcing information or a reaction from someone with difficulty, as when a reporter tries to wring an answer out of a reluctant official.
How WRING is used
Physical sense applies to cloth and laundry; figurative sense applies to extracting information, effort, or emotion.
- She had to wring the wet towel over the sink.
- He tried to wring the water from his soaked sleeve.
- The lawyer tried to wring a confession from the witness.
- Wring out the sponge before you put it away.
- Anxiety made her wring her hands all afternoon.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WRING and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WRING
5 longer words begin with WRING.
Words ending in WRING
3 words end in WRING. Useful as a back hook: play WRING onto a word already on the board.
Words with WRING inside
6 words contain WRING in the middle. Words that start with WRING are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in WRING
Common questions about WRING
- Is WRING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WRING, where it scores 11 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WRING worth?
- WRING is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WRING mean?
- To twist and squeeze something tightly, especially wet fabric, in order to force liquid out of it.
- What letters can be added to WRING?
- WRING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of WRING:
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