Is AGNAILS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, AGNAILS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does AGNAILS mean?
Agnails is a form of AGNAIL.
- noun
a loose narrow strip of skin near the base of a fingernail; tearing it produces a painful sore that is easily infected
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
7
Letters
A (1) + G (2) + N (1) + A (1) + I (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 8 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for AGNAILS
AGNAILS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from AGNAILS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- agnail7
- algins7
- aligns7
- lagans7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- lingas7
- signal7
- lanais6
- lianas6
- nasial6
- salina6
- again6
- alang6
- algas6
- algin6
- align6
- angas6
- gains6
- galas6
- glans6
- glias6
- lagan6
- liang6
- ligan6
- linga6
- lings6
- nagas6
- saiga6
- sanga6
- sigla6
- signa6
- slang6
- sling6
- alans5
- alias5
- anils5
- anlas5
- lanai5
- liana5
- nails5
- nalas5
- nasal5
- slain5
- snail5
- agas5
- agin5
- alga5
- anga5
- gain5
- gala5
- gals5
- gins5
- glia5
- lags5
- lang5
- ling5
- naga5
- nags5
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