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Words containing NG

Words that have the letters NG in a row, in that order: handy when a board square or a clue gives you a chunk to build around. All playable on Wordtide's board. There are 17,008 playable words containing NG in Wordtide's English dictionary. The most common length is 9 letters, and the longest word is ACCEPTINGNESSES. The highest-scoring is SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points.

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Popular words containing NG

COMPUTERIZING29
PUZZLING28
PUBLICIZING27
SQUEEZING27
EMPHASIZING26
PREJUDICING26
CIVILIZING25
JUSTIFYING25
QUALIFYING25
SPECIALIZING25
SUMMARIZING25
ACCOMPLISHING24
ACKNOWLEDGING24
CRITICIZING24
EXPERIMENTING24
INCONVENIENCING24
OVERWHELMING24
STANDARDIZING24

Highest-scoring words containing NG

Points are Wordtide tile values before bonus squares. Rare letters pay most: J, Q and Z are worth 9, X is 7.

SUBJECTIVIZING40
VENTRILOQUIZING37
HYPERIMMUNIZING35
QUIZZING34
OVEREMPHASIZING34
PSYCHOANALYZING34
WHIZZBANGS34
PHOTOOXIDIZING34
BLACKJACKING33
ZIZZLING33
WHIZZBANG33
JACKHAMMERING33

3-letter words containing NG (1)

ENG4

4-letter words containing NG (39)

ANGA5
BANG7
BONG7
BUNG8
DANG6
DING6
DONG6
DUNG7
ENGS5
FANG8
GANG6
GONG6
HANG7
HONG7
HUNG8
KING8
LANG5
LING5
LONG5
LUNG6
PANG7
PING7
PONG7
PUNG8
RANG5
RING5
RUNG6
SANG5
SING5
SONG5
SUNG6
TANG5
TING5
TONG5
TUNG6
VANG9
WING8
YANG7
ZING13

5-letter words containing NG (149)

ACING8
AGING7
ALONG6
AMONG8
ANGEL6
ANGER6
ANGLE6
ANGRY8
APING8
AWING9
AXING12
BANGS8
BEING8
BINGO8
BRING8
CLANG8
CLING8
CLUNG9
CUING9
DINGY9
DOING7
DUNGS8
DYING9
EKING9
FANGS9
FLING9
FLUNG10
FUNGI10
GOING7
HANGS8
HINGE8
ICING8
KINGS9
LUNGS7
LYING8
MANGE8
MANGO8
MANGY10
OWING9
PANGS8
PRONG8
RANGE6
RINGS6
SINGS6
SLANG6
SONGS6
SUING7
SWING9
SWUNG10
THING8
THONG8
TWANG9
TYING8
USING7
VYING12
WINGS9
WRING9
WRONG9
WRUNG10
YOUNG9

The 60 most common shown, 89 rarer words not listed. All 5-letter words

6-letter words containing NG (644)

ACTING9
ADDING9
AIMING9
ARMING9
ASKING10
BAKING12
BASING9
BEINGS9
BELONG9
BITING9
BORING9
BUYING12
CHANGE11
CODING10
COMING11
COPING11
CRYING11
CURING10
DIVING12
DRYING10
FACING12
FILING10
FINGER10
FINING10
FIRING10
FIXING16
FLYING12
FRINGE10
FRYING12
GIVING12
HANGED10
HAVING13
HIDING10
HOPING11
HUNGRY12
JOKING18
JUNGLE16
KEYING12
LIKING10
LIVING11
LOVING11
MAKING12
MIXING15
MOVING13
OWNING10
PAGING10
PAYING11
RAVING11
SAVING11
SIZING15
SPRUNG10
TAKING10
TYPING11
VOTING11
WADING11
WAKING13
WAVING14
WIPING12
WIRING10
WRONGS10

The 60 most common shown, 584 rarer words not listed. All 6-letter words

7-letter words containing NG (2,007)

AMAZING18
BACKING15
BARKING13
BLOWING13
BOMBING14
BOOKING13
BURYING13
CHANGED13
CHEWING15
COOKING13
COPYING14
CYCLING14
DRIVING13
DUMPING14
EXITING14
FILMING13
FISHING13
FLAWING14
FLOWING14
FORCING13
FORMING13
FUNDING13
HACKING15
HOOKING13
JAMMING20
JOINING16
JUDGING19
JUMPING21
KEEPING13
KICKING16
KIDDING13
KINGDOM14
KNOWING14
LACKING13
LOCKING13
MAPPING14
MARKING13
MUCKING16
NICKING13
PACKING15
PARKING13
PICKING15
POPPING14
PROVING14
PUDDING13
PUMPING15
PUSHING13
QUEUING18
QUOTING17
SACKING13
SHAKING13
SHOWING13
SMOKING13
SUMMING13
TACKING13
VALUING13
VARYING14
VIEWING15
WALKING14
WORKING14

The 60 most common shown, 1,947 rarer words not listed. All 7-letter words

8-letter words containing NG (2,855)

APPLYING15
BAFFLING17
BECOMING15
BEHAVING17
BLOCKING16
CATCHING15
CHARMING15
CHECKING18
CHOPPING17
CHUCKING19
CLIMBING15
CLIPPING15
COVERING15
CRACKING16
CRAMPING15
CROWDING15
DIVIDING15
EMPTYING15
ENJOYING19
EVOLVING17
EXCHANGE19
EXCITING17
EXISTING15
EXPIRING17
EXPOSING17
FAVORING16
FIGHTING15
FLIPPING16
FLUSHING15
FREEZING20
FROWNING15
HANGOVER15
IMPLYING15
INDEXING16
INJURING18
INVOKING16
KNOCKING17
MATCHING15
OFFERING15
PATCHING15
PINCHING15
PUNCHING16
PUZZLING28
QUITTING18
RELAXING15
REMOVING15
SHIPPING15
SHOCKING16
SHOPPING15
SKIPPING16
SQUARING18
STUFFING16
SWAMPING16
SWAPPING16
SWIMMING16
UNIFYING15
WATCHING16
WORKINGS15
WRAPPING16
WRECKING17

The 60 most common shown, 2,795 rarer words not listed. All 8-letter words

9-letter words containing NG (3,057)

ACCEPTING16
ACHIEVING18
ACQUIRING21
ADJUSTING20
ADVANCING17
AFFECTING18
AMAZINGLY22
ANALYZING20
APPROVING18
ARCHIVING18
BELIEVING16
BUFFERING19
COMBINING16
COMPARING16
COMPETING16
COMPUTING17
CRUNCHING17
DEPRIVING17
DIFFERING17
ENQUIRING19
EQUIPPING23
EXAMINING18
EXCEEDING19
EXCEPTING20
EXCHANGED21
EXCHANGES20
EXCLUDING20
EXECUTING19
EXPANDING19
EXPECTING20
EXPLODING19
EXPLORING18
EXTENDING17
FAVOURING18
FORGIVING18
IMPROVING18
INQUIRING19
INVOLVING18
MODIFYING18
OBJECTING22
OCCUPYING19
OFFENDING17
OFFSPRING18
PACKAGING18
PREFIXING21
PROVIDING17
PROVOKING19
REALIZING18
REJECTING20
REQUIRING19
REVIEWING17
SQUASHING21
SQUEEZING27
SUFFERING17
SUPPLYING17
SURVIVING19
SWITCHING17
VERIFYING19
WELCOMING17
WINDOWING17

The 60 most common shown, 2,997 rarer words not listed.

10-letter words containing NG (2,852)

ACTIVATING17
ADVOCATING18
BRACKETING18
CHANGEOVER19
CIVILISING17
CIVILIZING25
CLARIFYING18
COMMENTING17
COMMITTING17
COMPELLING17
COMPLETING17
COMPRISING17
CONCEIVING19
CONCLUDING17
CONDUCTING17
CONFIRMING18
CONTRIVING17
CONVERTING17
CONVICTING19
CONVINCING19
DEVELOPING18
EVERYTHING19
EXCHANGING22
EXERCISING19
EXHAUSTING20
EXPLAINING19
EXPLOITING19
EXPRESSING19
EXTRACTING19
FINALIZING22
FORBIDDING18
FORWARDING18
FULFILLING18
HORRIFYING18
JUSTIFYING25
KIDNAPPING19
MEANINGFUL17
MISPLACING17
MOTIVATING17
NETWORKING17
OFFSETTING17
OPTIMIZING23
ORGANIZING20
OVERCOMING19
PERCEIVING19
PERFORMING18
PRACTICING17
PRESERVING17
PREVENTING17
PROJECTING23
PUBLISHING18
PURCHASING18
QUALIFYING25
RECOVERING17
RECTIFYING18
REQUESTING20
SCHEDULING17
SCRATCHING17
SPECIFYING20
SUBJECTING24

The 60 most common shown, 2,792 rarer words not listed.

11-letter words containing NG (2,230)

ACCORDINGLY19
ACCUSTOMING19
ADVERTISING17
APOLOGIZING23
APPALLINGLY18
APPROACHING20
AUTHORIZING23
CALCULATING17
CAMPAIGNING19
CHALLENGING17
CIRCULATING17
CLASSIFYING19
COMPLAINING18
COMPRESSING18
CONFIGURING19
CONFLICTING19
CONFRONTING17
CRITICIZING24
DEMOLISHING17
DEVASTATING17
DISCOVERING19
DOCUMENTING18
DUPLICATING18
EMPHASISING18
EMPHASIZING26
EXCEEDINGLY23
FASCINATING17
FORECASTING17
FORTHCOMING21
FRIGHTENING18
FUNCTIONING18
IDENTIFYING18
INFLUENCING18
INTERFACING17
MULTIPLYING19
OBSTRUCTING17
OVERLOADING17
OVERLOOKING19
OVERPRICING20
OVERWRITING19
PATRONIZING22
PERSECUTING17
PREJUDICING26
PRESCRIBING18
PRIVILEGING19
PROCEEDINGS17
PROGRAMMING19
PROHIBITING18
PUBLICISING19
PUBLICIZING27
QUESTIONING21
RECOGNIZING23
REMEMBERING18
REPRODUCING18
SACRIFICING19
SIMPLIFYING21
SUBSIDIZING24
SUMMARIZING25
SUPERVISING19
WITHDRAWING21

The 60 most common shown, 2,170 rarer words not listed.

12-letter words containing NG (1,509)

ABBREVIATING21
ACCOMPANYING23
ACCUMULATING21
ANTICIPATING17
APPRECIATING19
ARRANGEMENTS15
BLACKJACKING33
BROADCASTING18
COMPLICATING21
CONDITIONING16
CONGRATULATE16
CONJECTURING26
CONSTRAINING15
CONSTRUCTING18
CONTRIBUTING18
CONVINCINGLY23
DISAPPEARING18
DISCOURAGING18
DISTRIBUTING17
EMBARRASSING17
ENCOUNTERING16
ENLIGHTENING16
ENTERTAINING13
ESTABLISHING17
EXAGGERATING21
EXEMPLIFYING28
EXPERIENCING23
GENERALISING14
GENERALIZING22
GUARANTEEING15
HIGHLIGHTING21
ILLUSTRATING14
IMMOBILIZING27
IMPLEMENTING19
INCREASINGLY17
INFRINGEMENT18
INITIALIZING21
INTERPRETING15
INTERRUPTING16
INTERVIEWING20
JEOPARDIZING32
MANIPULATING18
MISDIRECTING18
OVERWHELMING24
PARTITIONING15
RECOMMENDING20
REPRESENTING15
SPECIALISING17
SPECIALIZING25
SUBSTITUTING17
SURPRISINGLY18
SURROUNDINGS16
SYMPATHIZING29
TRANSFERRING16
TRANSFORMING18
TRANSMITTING15
TRANSPORTING15
UNCONVINCING22
UNSUSPECTING19
VOLUNTEERING18

The 60 most common shown, 1,449 rarer words not listed.

How common are they?

17,008 of the 167,814 words on Wordtide's English board (10.1%) are containing NG. Most of them, 3,057, have 9 letters. 3 start with NG, 12,557 end with it and 4,448 have it only in the middle.

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Words ending in NG

Every word comes from the ENABLE public-domain word list that Wordtide's English board uses, with offensive words removed. Numbers next to a word are its points from our own letter values.

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Questions

How many words are there containing NG?

Wordtide's English dictionary (the public-domain ENABLE list without offensive words) has 17,008 words containing NG, from 3 to 15 letters long.

What is the highest-scoring word containing NG?

SUBJECTIVIZING, worth 40 points with Wordtide letter values before bonus squares. Close behind: VENTRILOQUIZING (37), HYPERIMMUNIZING (35) and QUIZZING (34).

What are the most common words containing NG?

COMPUTERIZING, PUZZLING, PUBLICIZING, SQUEEZING, EMPHASIZING and PREJUDICING. These are the everyday ones, ranked by how familiar they are in ordinary English.

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