What does STING mean?

Pronunciation
/stɪŋ/
Letters
5
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
8
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

verb

  1. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort“The sun burned his face”
  2. deliver a sting to“A bee stung my arm yesterday”
  3. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous“They stuck me with the dinner bill”
  4. cause a stinging pain“The needle pricked his skin”
  5. cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging“His remark stung her”

noun

  1. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung“the sting of death”
  2. a mental pain or distress“a pang of conscience”
  3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

stings7

Anagrams of STING

tings6

Words inside STING

23 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

gins5gist5gits5nits4sign5 sing5 snit4ting5tins4gin4 git4ins3its3nit3sin3 sit3 tin3 tis3in2 is2it2si2 ti2

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Questions

Is STING a valid word in word games?

STING is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is STING worth?

STING is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from STING?

23 other words, including IN, IS, IT and ITS.