stings
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Is stings a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of stings?
Definition
noun (English)
1. a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stungExamples: "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"Synonyms: sting, stinging
2. a mental pain or distressExamples: "a pang of conscience"Synonyms: pang, sting
3. a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skinSynonyms: bite, insect bite, sting
4. a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless propertySynonyms: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick
verb (English)
1. cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfortExamples: "The sun burned his face"Synonyms: bite, burn, sting
2. deliver a sting toExamples: "A bee stung my arm yesterday"Synonyms: bite, prick, sting
3. saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageousExamples: "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"Synonyms: stick, sting
4. cause a stinging painExamples: "The needle pricked his skin"Synonyms: prick, sting, twinge
5. cause an emotional pain, as if by stingingExamples: "His remark stung her"Synonyms: sting
Definition source: Wiktionary