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
10
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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