Is STING a word?
STING is a valid word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words With Friends, has 5 letters, and can be rearranged into 1 other word, plus 25 shorter words built from the same letters.
Yes, STING is a valid word.
What does sting mean?
noun: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung.
“the sting of death”
Definition from WordNet, Princeton University.
STING: word details
- Pronunciation: STIHNG (approx., 1 syllable)
- Length: 5 letters, a medium-length word. It is one of 12,578 5-letter words in our dictionary.
- Scrabble: worth 6 points on the tiles.
- Words With Friends: worth 8 points on the tiles.
- Wordle: five letters, so STING works as a Wordle guess or answer.
- Games: recognised in the combined word list Unscrambly uses for Scrabble and Words With Friends. Acceptance in official tournament lists (TWL, SOWPODS) can vary.
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Words you can make from the letters of sting.
Frequently asked questions
What does STING mean?
STING is a noun. It means: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung.
Is STING a valid word?
Yes, STING is a valid word. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 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.