STING — 5 letter word
sting
The word sting has 5 letters: S, T, I, N, G. It contains 1 vowel and 4 consonants. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Sting has 1 anagram: tings. As a noun, it means "a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property".
5 letter word "sting": S T I N G — noun
Scrabble score: 6 Words With Friends: 8
Letter Analysis of sting
| Letter | Count | Type | Scrabble pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| S | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| T | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| I | 1 | Vowel | 1 |
| N | 1 | Consonant | 1 |
| G | 1 | Consonant | 2 |
1 vowels, 4 consonants, 5 unique letters
Definition of sting
noun
- a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property Synonyms: hustle
- a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin Synonyms: bite
- a mental pain or distress Synonyms: pang
- a kind of pain Synonyms: stinging
verb
- saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous Synonyms: stick
- deliver a sting to Synonyms: bite
- cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging
- cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort Synonyms: bite
- cause a stinging pain Synonyms: prick, twinge