hang
Hang can refer to a special way of doing something, the way a garment hangs, or a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms. As a verb, hang can mean to cause to be hanging or suspended, be suspended or hanging, or be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive.
Length
4
Scrabble
8
WWF
9
Starts
HA
Ends
ANG
Difficulty
Easy
Dictionary
What Does “HANG” Mean?
/haŋ/
hang has 18 documented senses across noun, verb.
Noun
3 sensesthe way a garment hangs
“he adjusted the hang of his coat”
a gymnastic exercise performed on the rings or horizontal bar or parallel bars when the gymnast's weight is supported by the arms
Verb
15 sensesbe suspended or hanging
“The flag hung on the wall”
“The lights hang from the ceiling”
cause to be hanging or suspended
“Hang that picture on the wall”
“They hang the lights from the ceiling”
kill by hanging
“The murderer was hanged on Friday”
“They want to hang the prisoners”
let drop or droop
“Hang one's head in shame”
be menacing, burdensome, or oppressive
“This worry hangs on my mind”
“The cloud of suspicion hangs over her”
Show 9 more verb definitions
be suspended or poised
“Heavy fog hung over the valley”
“Some big birds hang in the tree”
“There hang some big birds in the tree”
hold on tightly or tenaciously
“hang on to your father's hands”
“The child clung to his mother's apron”
Synonyms
be exhibited
“Picasso hangs in this new wing of the museum”
prevent from reaching a verdict, of a jury
decorate or furnish with something suspended
“Hang wallpaper”
be placed in position as by a hinge
“This cabinet door doesn't hang right!”
“The doors hang”
place in position as by a hinge so as to allow free movement in one direction
“hang a door”
“They want to hang the doors”
suspend (meat) in order to get a gamey taste
“hang the venison for a few days”
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
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Definition
a special way of doing something
Length
4 letters
Starts With
H
Ends With
G
Vowels
1
Consonants
3
Letters
H, A, N, G
Use Case
Useful for Scrabble, Wordle, crosswords, anagrams, and other word games.
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Word Strategy
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Scrabble Strategy
★★★☆☆HANG has a Scrabble score of 8. It is useful for balancing a rack and building steady board position.
Wordle Strategy
★★☆☆☆HANG is not five letters, so it is not a standard Wordle answer, but its letter pattern can still help with word analysis.
Crossword Strategy
★★★★☆HANG can be useful in crossword solving because it has a clear starting letter, ending letter, and 4-letter structure.
Anagram Strategy
★★★★☆HANG uses unique letters, giving more flexibility when checking possible anagrams and word game combinations.
Letter Intelligence
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Unique Letters
4
Repeated Letters
0
Highest Value Letter
H
Letter Pattern
ABCD
CV Pattern
CVCC
Vowel Share
25%
Consonant Share
75%
Bigrams
HA, AN, NG
Trigrams
HAN, ANG
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