sting

NOUNVERB /stɪŋ/
5 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH S

sting is a valid 5-letter word worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1I1N1G2
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 =6 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 12TRIPLE WORD → 18
MEANING

What does sting mean?

NOUN · 5 SENSES
1

A painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin.

2

A mental pain or distress.

SYNONYMS
3

Operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act.

“the police conducted a sting operation”

BROADER
4

A kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung.

“the sting of death”

“he felt the stinging of nettles”

SYNONYMS
5

A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property.

VERB · 5 SENSES
1

Cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging.

2

Deliver a sting to.

SYNONYMS
BROADER
RELATED
3

Cause a stinging pain.

SYNONYMS
NARROWER
4

Cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort.

SYNONYMS
RELATED
5

Saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous.

SYNONYMS
AT THE BOARD

Anagrams of sting

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