Is DIAGONALS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DIAGONALS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DIAGONALS mean?
Diagonals is a form of DIAGONAL.
- adjective
connecting two nonadjacent corners of a plane figure or any two corners of a solid that are not in the same face
“a diagonal line across the page”
- noun
(geometry) a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent
- noun
a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
- noun
an oblique line of squares of the same color on a checkerboard
“the bishop moves on the diagonals”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + A (1) + G (2) + O (1) + N (1) + A (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 11 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 DIAGONALS
DIAGONALS 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 DIAGONALS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- diagonal10
- gonadial10
- loadings10
- adagios9
- dialogs9
- ganoids9
- gonadal9
- ladings9
- ligands9
- loading9
- agnails8
- agnosia8
- analogs8
- ladinos8
- laogais8
- logania8
- adagio8
- algoid8
- dialog8
- dingos8
- doings8
- doling8
- dongas8
- dosing8
- ganoid8
- glands8
- gonads8
- lading8
- ligand8
- adonis7
- agnail7
- agonal7
- alands7
- algins7
- aligns7
- alodia7
- analog7
- anglos7
- anodal7
- asiago7
- dalasi7
- danios7
- indols7
- island7
- ladino7
- lagans7
- laogai7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- lingas7
- lingos7
- logans7
- logins7
- losing7
- naiads7
- sandal7
- signal7
- slogan7
- soland7
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