Words Containing NG

Q: How many words contain "NG"?

17,346 valid English words contain the sequence NG.

Q: Best Scrabble word containing NG?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts before bonuses.

Q: Longest word containing NG?

INDISTINGUISHABLENESSES — 23 letters.

There are 17,346 English words that contain the sequence NG. Range: AAHING to ZOOSPORANGIUM. The Scrabble® high-scorer is HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 points; the longest is INDISTINGUISHABLENESSES (23 letters). Perfect for tricky Q- and Z-heavy racks in Scrabble and Words With Friends. Roughly 2% of these words end in E, so an E-hook on the board is worth watching for.

By length — 17,346 words containing NG

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11-letter(2,237)
12-letter(1,516)
13-letter(914)
14-letter(487)
15-letter(267)

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Showing the first 600 of 17,346 words. Use the pattern search to narrow further, or filter with the unscrambler.

Top 10 highest-scoring words

Scored on letters only (no board bonuses). WWF uses different tile values from Scrabble — J, Q and Z are worth 10 points in WWF; X is worth 8.

#	Word	Scrabble	WWF
1	hypophysectomizing	48	50
2	overcommercializing	40	48
3	anthropomorphizing	40	44
4	subjectivizing	38	46
5	psychoanalyzing	38	41
6	photosynthesizing	38	39
7	ventriloquizing	37	43
8	hyperimmunizing	37	42
9	photooxidizing	37	39
10	whizzbangs	37	39

What these words mean

hypophysectomizing: Valid 18-letter English word — definition not on file.
overcommercializing: Valid 19-letter English word — definition not on file.
anthropomorphizing: (verb)To endow with human qualities.
subjectivizing: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
psychoanalyzing: (verb)To practice psychoanalysis (on).
photosynthesizing: (verb)To synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using the energy of light by photosynthesis
ventriloquizing: (verb)To practice ventriloquism.
hyperimmunizing: Valid 15-letter English word — definition not on file.
photooxidizing: Valid 14-letter English word — definition not on file.
whizzbangs: (noun)A type of firework that made a whiz before exploding

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API, cached for repeat visits.

FAQs

How many words contain "NG"?

17,346 valid English words contain NG.

Best Scrabble word containing NG?

HYPOPHYSECTOMIZING at 48 pts.

Longest word containing NG?

INDISTINGUISHABLENESSES (23 letters).