Bangs

/bæŋz/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts5 letters
Definition of Bangs

noun

  1. A sudden percussive noise.

    "When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang."

  2. A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
  3. An explosion.
  4. The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.

    "An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path."

  5. A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!

verb

  1. To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

    "My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert."

  2. To hit hard.

    "David and Mary banged into each other."

  3. To engage in sexual intercourse.

    "We can hear the couple banging upstairs."

  4. (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.

    "Hold the picture while I bang in this nail."

  5. To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
Anagrams of Bangs

No exact anagrams found for "bangs". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "bangs" and rearranging:

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Bangs"

Bangs is a 5-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Bangs" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "bangs" is a low-scoring word.