Verified pattern list

5 Letter Words With NG

This verified list contains 105 CORE words with NG, plus 30 entries in the broader extended tier.

NG · anywhere

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Static CORE list

All 105 matching CORE words

Alphabetical, with base Scrabble points

acing8
aging7
along6
among8
angel6
anger6
angle6
angry9
angst6
aping8
awing9
axing13
bangs8
being8
binge8
bingo8
bling8
boing8
bongo8
bongs8
bring8
bungs8
clang8
cling8
clung8
conga8
cuing8
dangs7
dding8
dingo7
dings7
dingy10
doing7
dongs7
dungs7
dying10
eking10
fangs9
fling9
flung9
fungi9
gangs7
going7
gongs7
gunge7
gungy10
hangs9
hinge9
hings9
icing8
ingot6
kings10
lingo6
lings6
longs6
lunge6
lungs6
lying9
manga8
mange8
mango8
mangy11
mingy11
oping8
owing9
pangs8
pings8
pongs8
prang8
prong8
range6
rangy9
rings6
ruing6
rungs6
singe6
sings6
slang6
sling6
slung6
songs6
sting6
stung6
suing6
swing9
swung9
tango6
tangs6
tangy9
thing9
thong9
tinge6
tings6
tongs6
twang9
tying9
using6
vying12
wings9
wring9
wrong9
wrung9
young9
zings15
zingy18

105CORE words

30extended words

135verified matches

8.0average CORE score

Useful CORE examples

Useful words

12 deterministic CORE selections

acing8
along6
among8
angel6
anger6
angle6
aping8
awing9
axing13
being8
bingo8
cuing8

Base tile values

Highest-scoring words

CORE words, highest first

zingy18
zings15
axing13
vying12
mangy11
mingy11
dingy10
dying10
eking10
kings10
gungy10
angry9

Letter intelligence

What the NG list contains

Where NG appears

Position 10 words
Position 20 words
Position 30 words
Position 40 words
Position 50 words

Vowels per word

1 vowel64 words
2 vowels41 words

Repeated letters

11%

12 of 105 CORE words repeat at least one letter.

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Popular letter patterns

5 Letter Words With Two-Letter Patterns

5 Letter Words Starting With CH69 CORE · 21 extendedchafe, chain, chair, chaos 5 Letter Words Starting With CO94 CORE · 37 extendedcoals, coast, coats, cobra 5 Letter Words Starting With SH76 CORE · 15 extendedshade, shake, shame, shape 5 Letter Words Starting With ST96 CORE · 19 extendedstage, staid, stain, stair 5 Letter Words Ending In CH74 CORE · 11 extendedbeach, epoch, leach, peach 5 Letter Words Ending In ED297 CORE · 26 extendedached, acted, arced, armed 5 Letter Words Ending In ER240 CORE · 64 extendedabler, after, alter, amber 5 Letter Words Ending In LY68 CORE · 14 extendeddaily, doily, early, gaily

Pattern guide

How to use 5-letter words with NG

The CORE list contains 105 5-letter words with NG in at least one position. Unlike a fixed tile, this preset does not assume where the letter appears.

Contains keeps required letters anywhere in the word. Sequence pattern is stricter: AR requires adjacent letters, A_R allows one intervening letter, and A__R allows two. The broader tier adds 30 extended entries.

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Questions about this word list

How many 5-letter words contain NG?

This verified set contains 105 CORE words and 30 extended words, for 135 total matches.

What is the average Scrabble score for this NG group?

The 105 CORE words average 8.0 base Scrabble points. Board multipliers are not included.

Do these NG words often repeat letters?