tongue
NOUNVERB
/təŋ/
6 LETTERS · 1 SYLLABLE · STARTS WITH T
tongue is a valid 6-letter word worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
T1O1N1G2U1E1
1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 =7 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 14TRIPLE WORD → 21
MEANING
What does tongue mean?
NOUN · 8 SENSES
1
A narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
2
The tongue of certain animals used as meat.
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NARROWER
3
Metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
4
A mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity.
SYNONYMS
BROADER
5
Any long thin projection that is transient.
“tongues of flame licked at the walls”
SYNONYMS
BROADER
6
A human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language.
SYNONYMS
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NARROWER
7
A manner of speaking.
“he spoke with a thick tongue”
“she has a glib tongue”
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NARROWER
8
The flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot.
BROADER
VERB · 2 SENSES
1
Articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments.
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NARROWER
2
Lick or explore with the tongue.
BROADER