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Is twang a Scrabble word?

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

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Is twang a Scrabble UK word?

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

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Yes. The word twang is a Words With Friends word. The word twang is worth 11 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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5-letter words (1 found)

TWANG,

4-letter words (6 found)

GANT,GNAT,GNAW,TANG,WANG,WANT,

3-letter words (15 found)

ANT,AWN,GAN,GAT,GAW,NAG,NAT,NAW,TAG,TAN,TAW,TWA,WAG,WAN,WAT,

2-letter words (6 found)

AG,AN,AT,AW,NA,TA,

You can make 28 words from twang according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of twang

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Definitions and meaning of twang

twang

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Middle English twengen (“to pinch, tweak”), from Old English twenġen (“to pinch, twinge”); Middle English twingen (“to afflict, torment, oppress”), from Old Norse þvinga (“to weigh down, oppress”); Old English twingan (“to force, press”).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: twăng, IPA(key): /twæŋ/
  • Rhymes: -æŋ

Noun

twang (plural twangs)

  1. The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
  2. (music) A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.
  3. A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
  4. (phonetics) The sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.
  5. A sharp, disagreeable taste or flavor.
  6. (vulgar, slang) An annoying or stupid person, recalcitrant.

Derived terms

  • twanger
  • twangy

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Verb

twang (third-person singular simple present twangs, present participle twanging, simple past and past participle twanged)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
  2. (intransitive) To have a nasal sound.
  3. (intransitive) To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent.
  4. (music) To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping.

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Source: wiktionary.org