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Lings

l 1i 1n 1g 2s 1

About 1 syllable

noun · 5 letters · Uncommon · plural of ling

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : valid

What does lings 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

Definitions shown for ling, the base form of lings.

Is LINGS 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) Yes

How many points is LINGS worth?

Scrabble

6 pts
l 1i 1n 1g 2s 1

Words With Friends

9 pts
l 2i 1n 2g 3s 1

Wordfeud

7 pts
l 1i 1n 1g 3s 1

NYT Crossplay

9 pts
l 2i 1n 1g 4s 1

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

Words from the letters in LINGS

Anagrams 1

sling

Hooks for LINGS

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

Front hooks

blingsclingsflingsplingsslings

Back hooks

None

Words that end like LINGS

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

bringsthingsstringskingsringssingswingsspringstingsstingsswingswringseveningsmeaningsmeetingsmorningsbuildingsendingssavingsdrawingsfindingsherringslistingsreadings
All words ending in -INGS

Lings: quick answers

Is LINGS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. LINGS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.
How many points is LINGS worth?
LINGS scores 6 points in Scrabble, 9 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 9 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does lings mean?
lings is the plural of ling, which 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 LINGS?
You can make 22 shorter words from LINGS, such as GINS, LIGS, LING, SIGN. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of LINGS?
LINGS rearranges into SLING.