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Is MANGLING a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, MANGLING is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does MANGLING mean?

Mangling is a form of MANGLE.

  1. noun

    clothes dryer for drying and ironing laundry by passing it between two heavy heated rollers

  2. verb

    press with a mangle

    “mangle the sheets”

  3. verb

    injure badly by beating

  4. verb

    alter so as to make unrecognizable

    “The tourists murdered the French language”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

12

Scrabble

18

Words With Friends

8

Letters

M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) = 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 MANGLING

MANGLING 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 MANGLING

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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