Is MANGLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANGLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANGLES mean?
Mangles is a form of MANGLE.
- noun
clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers
- verb
press with a mangle
“mangle the sheets”
- verb
injure badly by beating
- verb
alter so as to make unrecognizable
“The tourists murdered the French language”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 7
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 MANGLES
MANGLES 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.
Anagrams of MANGLES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from MANGLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- mangels10
- gasmen9
- gleams9
- legman9
- mangel9
- manges9
- mangle9
- lemans8
- mensal8
- games8
- glams8
- gleam8
- mages8
- mange8
- angels7
- angles7
- gleans7
- almes7
- amens7
- lames7
- leman7
- males7
- manes7
- manse7
- meals7
- means7
- mensa7
- names7
- nemas7
- game7
- gams7
- gems7
- glam7
- mage7
- mags7
- mega7
- megs7
- angel6
- angle6
- gales6
- geans6
- glans6
- glean6
- glens6
- slang6
- alme6
- alms6
- amen6
- elms6
- lame6
- lams6
- maes6
- male6
- mane6
- mans6
- meal6
- mean6
- mels6
- mesa6
- name6
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