Is ANGUISHES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ANGUISHES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ANGUISHES mean?
Anguishes is a form of ANGUISH.
- noun
extreme mental distress
- noun
extreme distress of body or mind
- verb
suffer great pains or distress
- verb
cause emotional anguish or make miserable
“It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 9
A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + I (1) + S (1) + H (4) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 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 ANGUISHES
Single letters that turn ANGUISHES 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 ANGUISHES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- anguish11
- geishas11
- gnashes11
- sashing11
- hausens10
- hessian10
- shenais10
- aguish10
- ashing10
- gashes10
- geisha10
- gushes10
- haeing10
- hinges10
- neighs10
- sanghs10
- saughs10
- ashine9
- hanses9
- hausen9
- shenai9
- shines9
- ahing9
- gnash9
- hangs9
- hinge9
- neigh9
- nighs9
- sangh9
- saugh9
- shags9
- sighs9
- sughs9
- guineas8
- ashen8
- ashes8
- hanse8
- sheas8
- shies8
- shine8
- shins8
- shuns8
- sinhs8
- snash8
- sushi8
- augh8
- gash8
- ghis8
- gush8
- hags8
- hang8
- huge8
- hugs8
- hung8
- nigh8
- shag8
- sigh8
- sugh8
- ughs8
- assign7
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