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Is stinging a Scrabble word?

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

S1T1I1N1G2I1N1G2

Is stinging a Scrabble UK word?

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

S1T1I1N1G2I1N1G2

Is stinging a Words With Friends word?

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

S1T1I1N2G3I1N2G3

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8-letter words (1 found)

STINGING,

7-letter words (3 found)

SIGNING,SINGING,TINGING,

6-letter words (3 found)

SINING,SITING,TINING,

5-letter words (5 found)

GINGS,INNIT,INTIS,STING,TINGS,

4-letter words (20 found)

GIGS,GING,GINN,GINS,GIST,GITS,IGGS,INGS,INNS,INTI,ISIT,NISI,NITS,SIGN,SING,SNIG,SNIT,TIGS,TING,TINS,

3-letter words (17 found)

GIG,GIN,GIS,GIT,IGG,ING,INN,INS,ITS,NIS,NIT,SIG,SIN,SIT,TIG,TIN,TIS,

2-letter words (7 found)

GI,IN,IS,IT,SI,ST,TI,

You can make 56 words from stinging according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of stinging

stinging

Etymology

From Middle English styngyng; equivalent to sting +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪŋɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪŋɪŋ

Adjective

stinging (comparative more stinging, superlative most stinging)

  1. Having the capacity to sting.
    stinging nettles
  2. (figurative) Precise and hurtful.

Derived terms

  • stinging catfish
  • stingingly

Verb

stinging

  1. present participle and gerund of sting

Noun

stinging (plural stingings)

  1. The act by which someone receives a sting.
    the stingings of scorpions
    stingings of remorse

Source: wiktionary.org