GANG
6
Definition
Pronunciation: //ɡæŋ//
verb
- (intransitive, Northern England, Scotland) To go; walk; proceed."(Colin alone) Ah, Colin, thou’rt a prodigal; a thriftless loon thou’st been, that cou’d na’ keep a little pelf to thysall when thou had’st got it; now thou may’st gang in this poor geer to thy live's end, and worse too for aught I can tell; ’faith, mon, ’twas a smeart little bysack of money thou hadst scrap’d together, an the best part of it had na’ being last amongst thy kinsfolk, in the Isles of Skey and Mull; muckle gude may it do the weams of them that ha’ it! There was Jamie MacGregor and Sawney MacNab, and the twa braw lads of Kinruddin, with old Charley MacDougall, my mother's first husband's second cousin: by my sol I cou’d na’ see such near relations, and gentlemen of sich auncient families gang upon bare feet, while I rode a horseback: I had been na’ true Scot, an I cou’d na’ ge’en a countryman a gude last upon occasion (as he is going out, Miss Aubrey enters.)"
noun
- (US) A chain gang.
- (electrics) A number of switches or other electrical devices wired into one unit and covered by one faceplate."an outlet gang box; a double gang switch."
- (electrics) A group of wires attached as a bundle."a gang of wires"
- (now chiefly dialectal) A going, journey; a course, path, track."In unploughed Maine he sought the lumberers’ gang / Where from a hundred lakes young rivers sprang"
verb
- (transitive) To attach similar items together to form a larger unit."Volume controls may be ganged to mode switches to provide maximum output […]"
noun
- (mining) Alternative form of gangue.
Source: Kaikki
Word Details
- Length
- 4 letters
- Scrabble Points
- 6 points
- Words With Friends Points
- 9 points
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
- Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
- Yes
- Wordle
- No
- Words With Friends
- Yes
How many Scrabble points is the word 'GANG'?
The word GANG is worth 6 points in Scrabble.
G2
A1
N1
G2
Total: 6 points
How many Words With Friends points is the word 'GANG'?
The word GANG is worth 9 points in Words With Friends.
G3
A1
N2
G3
Total: 9 points
What's the difference between Scrabble and Words With Friends points?
While many letters share the same point values, there are several key differences between Scrabble and Words With Friends point values:
- B, C, M, P: Worth 3 points in Scrabble, but 4 points in Words With Friends
- H, Y: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 3 points in Words With Friends
- L, N, U: Worth 1 point in Scrabble, but 2 points in Words With Friends
- V: Worth 4 points in Scrabble, but 5 points in Words With Friends
- J: Worth 8 points in Scrabble, but 10 points in Words With Friends
Note: These are base letter values. Actual game scores also depend on bonus squares (Double/Triple Letter/Word) and board placement, which differ between the two games. See the complete Scrabble point values and Words With Friends point values for full reference.