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Pinging

p 3i 1n 1g 2i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 7 letters · Less common · present participle of ping

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

What does pinging mean?

verb

  1. hit with a pinging noise

    “The bugs pinged the lamp shade”

  2. sound like a car engine that is firing too early

    “the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline”

    Synonymspinkknock

  3. make a short high-pitched sound

    “the bullet pinged when they struck the car”

  4. contact, usually in order to remind of something

    “I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing”

  5. send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active

    “ping your machine in the office”

Definitions shown for ping, the base form of pinging.

Is PINGING 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 PINGING worth?

Scrabble

11 pts
p 3i 1n 1g 2i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

16 pts
p 4i 1n 2g 3i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

14 pts
p 4i 1n 1g 3i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
p 3i 1n 1g 4i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in PINGING

Words that end like PINGING

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

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All words ending in -INGING

Pinging: quick answers

Is PINGING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. PINGING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 11 points before board bonuses.
How many points is PINGING worth?
PINGING scores 11 points in Scrabble, 16 in Words With Friends, 14 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does pinging mean?
pinging is the present participle of ping, which means “hit with a pinging noise”. It has 5 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in PINGING?
You can make 17 shorter words from PINGING, such as PIGGIN, PINING, PIING, PING. See the full list.