Tongue
/tʌŋ/
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:10 pts6 letters
Definition of Tongue
noun
- The flexible muscular organ in the mouth that is used to move food around, for tasting and that is moved into various positions to modify the flow of air from the lungs in order to produce different sounds in speech.
- This organ, as taken from animals used for food (especially cows).−
"cold tongue with mustard"
- (metonym) A language.
"He was speaking in his native tongue."
- Speakers of a language, collectively.
- Voice (the distinctive sound of a person's speech); accent (distinctive manner of pronouncing a language).
verb
- On a wind instrument, to articulate a note by starting the air with a tap of the tongue, as though by speaking a 'd' or 't' sound (alveolar plosive).
"Playing wind instruments involves tonguing on the reed or mouthpiece."
- To manipulate with the tongue, as in kissing or oral sex.
- To protrude in relatively long, narrow sections.
"a soil horizon that tongues into clay"
- To join by means of a tongue and groove.
"to tongue boards together"
- To talk; to prate.
Anagrams of Tongue
Related Word Patterns
Synonyms & Antonyms
Letter Values
t1
o1
n1
g2
u1
e1
Total: 7 Scrabble points
Rhymes With Tongue
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 "Tongue"
Tongue is a 6-letter word that scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words With Friends.
Using "Tongue" in Word Games
When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "tongue" is a low-scoring word.