Is ANGUISHED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANGUISHED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANGUISHED mean?
- adjective
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
“an anguished conscience”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + D (2) = 14 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 ANGUISHED
Single letters that turn ANGUISHED into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks1
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ANGUISHED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- deashing13
- headings13
- dashing12
- gnashed12
- heading12
- shading12
- anguish11
- gashed11
- gushed11
- hading11
- hanged11
- hinged11
- nighed11
- sighed11
- sughed11
- aguish10
- ashing10
- danish10
- endash10
- geisha10
- haeing10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- sandhi10
- shined10
- unshed10
- audings9
- augends9
- gaudies9
- sueding9
- ashine9
- hausen9
- shenai9
- ahing9
- ashed9
- dashi9
- deash9
- deshi9
- gnash9
- hades9
- hands9
- hangs9
- heads9
- hides9
- hinds9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- sadhe9
- sadhu9
- sangh9
- saugh9
- shade9
- shend9
- shied9
- sidhe9
- guineas8
- auding8
- augend8
- deigns8
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