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GANGS

5 letters, 7 points in Scrabble, 1 vowel

What GANGS Means

GANGS is a form of GANG, which means:

  1. noun: an association of criminals“police tried to break up the gang”
  2. noun: an informal body of friends“he still hangs out with the same crowd”
  3. verb: act as an organized group

Similar words

Definitions from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What It Scores

GANGS is a valid word in the tournament list this site uses. Tile values only, before any premium square: 7 in Scrabble and 9 in Words With Friends. The letters break down as G2 A1 N1 G2 S1.

Words Made From The Letters In GANGS

19 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 (9)

2 letter words (4)

Longer Words Containing GANGS

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

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