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Is pinger a Scrabble word?

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

P3I1N1G2E1R1

Is pinger a Scrabble UK word?

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

P3I1N1G2E1R1

Is pinger a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word pinger is a Words With Friends word. The word pinger is worth 12 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

P4I1N2G3E1R1

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6-letter words (1 found)

PINGER,

5-letter words (9 found)

ERING,GENIP,GREIN,GRIPE,NIGER,REIGN,RENIG,REPIN,RIPEN,

4-letter words (18 found)

GIEN,GIRN,GREN,GRIN,GRIP,PEIN,PENI,PERI,PERN,PIER,PINE,PING,PIRN,PRIG,REIN,RINE,RING,RIPE,

3-letter words (29 found)

ENG,ERG,ERN,GEN,GER,GIE,GIN,GIP,ING,IRE,NEG,NEP,NIE,NIP,PEG,PEN,PER,PIE,PIG,PIN,PIR,PRE,REG,REI,REN,REP,RIG,RIN,RIP,

2-letter words (8 found)

EN,ER,GI,IN,NE,PE,PI,RE,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 66 words from pinger according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pinger

pinger

Etymology

From ping +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋ.ə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpɪŋ.ɚ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋə(ɹ)

Noun

pinger (plural pingers)

  1. A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound burst, such as in sonar or other echo location systems.
    We couldn't take the boat into the shallows near the reef because our sonar pinger was broken.
  2. A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking.
    The scientist attached a pinger to the carapace of the sea turtle to track its migration.
  3. A computer program that sends a ping message over a network.
    Some people like fancy pingers with extra features, but I always use the default ping application.
  4. A user of a ping program; one who pings.
    Every time we replace the main page, we get flooded with pingers making sure our web site is still there.
  5. (slang) An illicit drug, especially ecstasy, taken for recreational purposes.
    That was a great party. Everyone took a pinger or two.

Anagrams

  • preing

Interlingua

Etymology

From Latin pingo / pingere.

Verb

pinger

  1. to paint

Conjugation

Related terms

  • pictor

Source: wiktionary.org