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Is clanger a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word clanger is a Scrabble US word. The word clanger is worth 10 points in Scrabble:

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Is clanger a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word clanger is a Scrabble UK word and has 10 points:

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Is clanger a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word clanger is a Words With Friends word. The word clanger is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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7-letter words (2 found)

CLANGER,GLANCER,

6-letter words (9 found)

ANGLER,CANGLE,ERLANG,GLANCE,LANCER,LANGER,LARGEN,RANCEL,REGNAL,

5-letter words (33 found)

ANCLE,ANGEL,ANGER,ANGLE,ARGLE,CAGER,CANER,CARLE,CLANG,CLEAN,CLEAR,CRANE,CRENA,GENAL,GLACE,GLARE,GLEAN,GNARL,GRACE,LACER,LAGER,LANCE,LARGE,LEARN,NACRE,NERAL,RANCE,RANGE,RECAL,REGAL,REGNA,RENAL,RENGA,

4-letter words (55 found)

ACER,ACNE,ACRE,AGEN,AGER,ALEC,ANCE,AREG,ARLE,CAGE,CANE,CANG,CARE,CARL,CARN,CLAG,CLAN,CLEG,CRAG,CRAN,EARL,EARN,EGAL,ELAN,GAEN,GALE,GANE,GARE,GEAL,GEAN,GEAR,GENA,GLEN,GNAR,GRAN,GREN,LACE,LAER,LANE,LANG,LARE,LARN,LEAN,LEAR,LENG,NARC,NARE,NEAL,NEAR,RACE,RAGE,RALE,RANG,REAL,REAN,

3-letter words (37 found)

ACE,AGE,ALE,ANE,ARC,ARE,CAG,CAL,CAN,CAR,CEL,EAN,EAR,ENG,ERA,ERG,ERN,GAE,GAL,GAN,GAR,GEL,GEN,GER,LAC,LAG,LAR,LEA,LEG,NAE,NAG,NEG,RAG,RAN,REC,REG,REN,

2-letter words (13 found)

AE,AG,AL,AN,AR,EA,EL,EN,ER,LA,NA,NE,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 150 words from clanger according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of clanger

clanger

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈklæŋ.ə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -æŋə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From clang (“loud ringing sound”) +‎ -er.

Noun

clanger (plural clangers)

  1. Something that clangs; an alarm bell (also figuratively).
  2. The clapper of a bell, anything that strikes a bell or other metal object to make a ringing sound.
  3. (chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, informal, often in the phrase drop a clanger) A very noticeable mistake; an attention-getting faux pas.
    In his speech, the best man got the bride's name wrong. What a clanger!
    He dropped a real clanger when he criticized the paraplegic for not standing.
  4. (Australia, Australian rules football) A mistake made by a player; counted in the game statistics in the category "errors including frees against".
  5. An early hi-hat consisting of cymbals mounted on the rim of a bass drum and struck with an arm on the drum's pedal.
  6. (Australia, entomology) A cicada, Psaltoda claripennis, of New South Wales and Queensland, having an upper body of green and brown and clear wings with green veins.
Synonyms
  • (noticeable error): blooper, blunder, boo-boo, faux pas, gaffe, pratfall
Translations

Etymology 2

Shortening of Bedfordshire clanger.

Noun

clanger (plural clangers)

  1. Short for Bedfordshire clanger.

Anagrams

  • glancer

Source: wiktionary.org