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FANGS

5 letters, 9 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What FANGS Means

FANGS is a form of FANG, which 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

FANGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as F4 A1 N1 G2 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In FANGS

21 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.

4 letter words (6)

3 letter words (10)

2 letter words (5)

Longer Words Containing FANGS

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

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