bang: meaning and words from its letters
4 letters · 7 letter points · starts with B · ends with G
Meaning of bang
noun
A sudden percussive noise.
Example: When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang.
A heavy strike upon an object causing such a noise.
Example: I gave the door a bang and it swung open.
- informal
An explosion.
Example: When he pushed the detonator, the bang blew him off his feet.
- US
The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
Example: An e-mail address with an ! is called a bang path.
Listed forms: bangs, bangue.
Source: Wiktionary — bang.
verb
- intransitive
To make sudden loud noises, often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
Example: The fireworks banged away all through the night.
- ambitransitive
To hit hard.
Example: He banged the door shut.
To play a drum.
Example: He banged his bongo in sync with the band.
- ambitransitive, slang, vulgar
To engage in sexual intercourse.
Example: We can hear the couple banging upstairs.
Listed forms: bangs, banging, banged, glossary, bangest.
Source: Wiktionary — bang.
adv
- informal, not-comparable
Right, directly.
Example: The passenger door was bang against the garage wall.
- informal, not-comparable
Precisely, exactly, completely.
Example: He arrived bang on time.
- informal, not-comparable
With a sudden impact.
Example: Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door.
- informal, not-comparable
Used as a general intensifier.
Example: I'm bang up for it! (I'm very keen and willing to do it)
Listed forms: bangue.
Source: Wiktionary — bang.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for bang.
noun
a vigorous blow
noun
a sudden very loud noise
noun
a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead
noun
the swift release of a store of affective force
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is bang in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of bang
B(3) + A(1) + N(1) + G(2) = 7 points.
This is a sum of letter values without board bonuses or word multipliers. A blank tile is worth zero: subtract the value of each letter supplied by a blank. The score does not establish game validity. Full letter-value table.
Anagrams of bang
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from bang
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