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Is fling a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word fling is a Scrabble US word. The word fling is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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Is fling a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word fling is a Scrabble UK word and has 9 points:

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5-letter words (1 found)

FLING,

4-letter words (1 found)

LING,

3-letter words (9 found)

FIG,FIL,FIN,GIF,GIN,ING,LIG,LIN,NIL,

2-letter words (4 found)

GI,IF,IN,LI,

You can make 15 words from fling according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of fling

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Definitions and meaning of fling

fling

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English fling, from the verb (see below). Compare Icelandic flengur (“a fast sprint”).

Noun

fling (plural flings)

  1. An act of throwing, often violently.
  2. An act of moving the limbs or body with violent movements, especially in a dance.
  3. An act or period of unrestrained indulgence.
  4. A short romantic, oftentimes sexual, relationship.
    Synonyms: affairette, dalliance, hookup, liaison
  5. (figuratively) An attempt, a try (as in "give it a fling").
  6. (obsolete) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe or taunt.
  7. A lively Scottish country dance.
  8. (obsolete) A trifling matter; an object of contempt.
    • ante 1800, old proverb
      England were but a fling / Save for the crooked stick and the grey goose wing.
Derived terms
  • Highland fling
Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English flyngen, from Old Norse flengja (“to whip”), from Proto-Germanic *flangijaną (“to beat, whip”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k- (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂k-, *pleh₂g- (“to beat”). Cognate with Icelandic flengja (“to spank”), Norwegian flengja (“to rip, tear, or fling open”).

Verb

fling (third-person singular simple present flings, present participle flinging, simple past flung or (colloquial or dialectal) flang or (nonstandard) flinged, past participle flung or (nonstandard) flinged)

  1. (transitive) To throw with violence or quick movement; to hurl.
  2. (intransitive, now archaic) To move (oneself) abruptly or violently; to rush or dash.
  3. (intransitive, archaic) To throw; to wince; to flounce.
  4. (intransitive, archaic) To utter abusive language; to sneer.
Derived terms
Translations

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Derived from English fling.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fliŋ/

Verb

fling

  1. to throw, to cast
    Synonym: dash

Middle English

Verb

fling

  1. Alternative form of flyngen

Swedish

Noun

fling c

  1. a fling (short romantic relationship)

Declension

References

  • fling in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • fling in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

Source: wiktionary.org