Scrabble Words of the Day -- Starting with NG

If you see NG on your rack, your first thought is probably to look for an I so that you've got an ING ending to the other four tiles.

But just so that we're not too blinded by habit, keep in mind a couple other uses of NG.

First, you can always swap them. SING can become SIGN. You can also spell words like IGNITION this way.

Second, NG can actually start a word. In fact, two words. The first of these wouldn't be widely used. That word is NGULTRUM.

But the second one might be. That word is NGWEE.

Personally, I'd usually rather keep the NG in hopes for an ING word. But if NGWEE is going to land you on a triple-word score -- especially in two directions -- then it's not a bad idea to know this word.