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FANG

4 letters, 8 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What FANG Means

  1. noun: an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs
  2. noun: canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

FANG is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 8 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 A1 N1 G2.

Words Made From The Letters In FANG

7 shorter words come out of these tiles. On a board that matters more than the long play, because a short word on a premium square often beats a long one on plain squares.

3 letter words (3)

2 letter words (4)

Longer Words Containing FANG

FANG appears inside each of these, which is what makes it worth knowing as a hook.

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