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Ling

l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 1 syllable

noun · 4 letters · Rare

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does ling mean?

noun

  1. water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs

    Synonymsling kotrapa bicornis

  2. common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

    Synonymsheatherscots heatherbroomcalluna vulgaris

  3. elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried

    Synonymsmolva molva

  4. American hakes

  5. elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth

    Synonymsburboteelpoutcusklota lota

Is LING a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is LING worth?

Scrabble

5 pts
l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

8 pts
l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

6 pts
l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

8 pts
l 2i 1n 1g 4

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in LING

Hooks for LING

Add one letter to the front or back of LING to make another word.

Front hooks

blingclingflingplingsling

Back hooks

lingalingolingslingy

Words that end like LING

Common words that share the ending -ING, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

kingringbringthingspringstringsingwingswingtingstingwringowingusingactingaddingaimingaskingbasingbitingbuyingcodingcomingdating
All words ending in -ING

Ling: quick answers

Is LING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 5 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LING worth?
LING scores 5 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 6 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does ling mean?
As a noun, ling means “water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in LING?
You can make 7 shorter words from LING, such as GIN, LIG, GI, LIN. See the full list.