Is GANGLANDS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GANGLANDS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GANGLANDS mean?
Ganglands is a form of GANGLAND.
- noun
underworld organizations
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
G (2) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + S (1) = 12 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 GANGLANDS
GANGLANDS 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 GANGLANDS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gangland11
- daggas9
- glands8
- dagga8
- alands7
- lagans7
- sandal7
- dangs7
- gangs7
- glads7
- gland7
- annals6
- aland6
- alang6
- algas6
- angas6
- galas6
- glans6
- lagan6
- lands6
- nadas6
- nagas6
- salad6
- sanga6
- slang6
- dags6
- dang6
- gads6
- gaga6
- gags6
- gang6
- glad6
- alans5
- anlas5
- annal5
- annas5
- naans5
- nalas5
- nanas5
- nasal5
- agas5
- alga5
- ands5
- anga5
- dals5
- dans5
- gala5
- gals5
- lads5
- lags5
- land5
- lang5
- nada5
- naga5
- nags5
- saga5
- sand5
- sang5
- slag5
- snag5
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