5-Letter Words Ending In NG
There are 63 five-letter words that end in NG in our word list. The most common are THING, BRING and YOUNG.
AXING scores the most in Scrabble, at 13 points. More of them start with S than any other letter (11 words). For Wordle, DOING is a strong guess here because it tests five different letters.
- Words
- 63
- Top score
- AXING · 13
- Groups
- 20
Common 5-letter words ending in NG and their meanings
- thing9 pts
- noun: a special situation
- bring8 pts
- verb: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
- young9 pts
- adjective: (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
- swing9 pts
- verb: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
- wrong9 pts
- adjective: not correct
- along6 pts
- adverb: with a forward motion
- being8 pts
- noun: the state or fact of existing
- cling8 pts
- verb: come or be in close contact with
- fling9 pts
- verb: throw with force or recklessness
- sting6 pts
- noun: a kind of pain
- clang8 pts
- verb: make a loud noise
- dying10 pts
- adjective: in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
Definitions from WordNet®, Princeton University.
All 63 5-letter words ending in NG
Numbers show Scrabble points.
Starting with A 8
- acing8
- aging7
- alang6
- along6
- among8
- aping8
- awing9
- axing13
Starting with B 4
- being8
- bhang11
- boing8
- bring8
Starting with C 5
- chang11
- clang8
- cling8
- clung8
- cuing8
Starting with D 2
- doing7
- dying10
Starting with E 2
- eking10
- eying9
Starting with F 3
- fling9
- flong9
- flung9
Starting with G 1
- going7
Starting with H 1
- hying12
Starting with I 2
- icing8
- iring6
Starting with K 2
- kiang10
- klong10
Starting with L 2
- liang6
- lying9
Starting with O 4
- ohing9
- oping8
- orang6
- owing9
Starting with P 3
- piing8
- prang8
- prong8
Starting with R 1
- ruing6
Starting with S 11
- slang6
- sling6
- slung6
- spang8
- stang6
- sting6
- stung6
- suing6
- swang9
- swing9
- swung9
Starting with T 4
- thing9
- thong9
- twang9
- tying9
Starting with U 1
- using6
Starting with V 1
- vying12
Starting with W 5
- whang12
- wrang9
- wring9
- wrong9
- wrung9
Starting with Y 1
- young9
Frequently asked questions
How many 5-letter words ending in NG are there?
There are 63 five-letter words that end in NG in the ENABLE word list, which is widely used for word games.
What is the highest-scoring 5-letter word ending in NG in Scrabble?
AXING is for the highest score at 13 points, before any board bonuses.
What are some common 5-letter words ending in NG?
Common examples include THING, BRING, YOUNG, SWING, WRONG and ALONG.
Which 5-letter words ending in NG have no repeated letters?
57 of them use each letter only once, such as DOING, THING, BRING and EYING.
Can I use these words in Wordle?
Many of them are accepted as Wordle guesses, but Wordle answers are usually common words like THING, BRING and YOUNG. Use our Wordle Helper to filter by your green, yellow and gray letters.