Is HANGNAIL a word?
HANGNAIL is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends, has 8 letters, and can be rearranged into 0 other words, plus 60 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, HANGNAIL is a valid word.
What does hangnail mean?
noun: a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected.
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
HANGNAIL: word details
- Length: 8 letters, a long word. It is one of 40,530 8-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 12 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 15 points on the tiles.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
Shorter words inside hangnail
Words you can make from the letters of hangnail.
Frequently asked questions
What does HANGNAIL mean?
HANGNAIL is a noun. It means: a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected.
Is HANGNAIL a valid word?
Yes, HANGNAIL is a valid word. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words With Friends.
Unscrambly validity is based on a large open English word list used across word games. Word acceptance varies by the exact tournament dictionary in use.