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Is WING a Scrabble Word?

Yes, WING is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)”.

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Is WING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. WING is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.

Checked against this site’s open English word list. Tournament play uses the official NWL or Collins lists, which can differ on rare words and inflections.

Letters
4
Scrabble
8 pts
Words With Friends
10 pts
Anagrams
0
Familiarity
99th percentile

WING meaning and definition

WING has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

WING as a noun

  1. A movable organ for flying (one of a pair).
  2. One of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane.
  3. A stage area out of sight of the audience.

WING as a verb

  1. Travel through the air; be airborne.

WING Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

WING scores 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is W, worth 4 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
W44
I11
N12
G23
Total810

WING on premium squares

On a double word square WING scores 16 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 24. Putting W on a triple letter square instead adds 8 points. Its middling value makes it a flexible play for scoring steadily without breaking up a strong rack. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Anagrams of WING

No other word uses exactly the letters in WING.

Unscramble WING: 6 words from its letters

The letters W, I, N, G make 6 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first.

Words like WING

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  • owing9
  • awing9
  • winge9
  • wingy12

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WING word facts

WING is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 1 vowel (I) and 3 consonants. It starts with W and ends with G. By corpus frequency, WING is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters W, I, N, G on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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WING Scrabble word FAQ

Is WING a Scrabble word?

Yes. WING is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does WING mean?

WING is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)”.

How many points is WING worth in Scrabble?

WING is worth 8 points in Scrabble: W (4) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2). On a double word square it scores 16, and on a triple word square 24.

How many points is WING in Words With Friends?

WING is worth 10 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

Does WING have any anagrams?

No. No other word uses exactly the letters in WING, but 6 shorter words can be made from them.

What words can you make from the letters in WING?

You can make 6 shorter words from the letters in WING, including WIN, IN, GI and GIN.

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