Is MANHANDLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, MANHANDLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 16 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does MANHANDLES mean?
Manhandles is a form of MANHANDLE.
- verb
handle roughly
“I was manhandled by the police”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
16
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
10
Letters
M (3) + A (1) + N (1) + H (4) + A (1) + N (1) + D (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 16 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 MANHANDLES
MANHANDLES 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 MANHANDLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- manhandle15
- headsman14
- ashamed13
- headman13
- lamedhs13
- emdash12
- lamedh12
- mashed12
- shamed12
- dalesman11
- landsman11
- landsmen11
- leadsman11
- handles11
- handsel11
- almahs11
- almehs11
- ashman11
- ashmen11
- haemal11
- halmas11
- hamals11
- shamal11
- shaman11
- anadems10
- landman10
- landmen10
- leadman10
- maenads10
- sandman10
- sandmen10
- endash10
- hadean10
- handle10
- lashed10
- shaled10
- almah10
- almeh10
- amahs10
- haems10
- halma10
- halms10
- hamal10
- hames10
- helms10
- hemal10
- mensh10
- shame10
- lensman9
- amends9
- anadem9
- damans9
- damsel9
- desman9
- hansel9
- hennas9
- lameds9
- maenad9
- manned9
- medals9
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