Is PANGOLINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PANGOLINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PANGOLINS mean?
Pangolins is a form of PANGOLIN.
- noun
toothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termites
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 17
- Letters
- 9
P (3) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + O (1) + L (1) + I (1) + N (1) + 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 PANGOLINS
PANGOLINS 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 PANGOLINS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from PANGOLINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- plainsong12
- pangolin11
- lapsing10
- palings10
- pinangs10
- planing10
- pongals10
- sapling10
- sloping10
- soaping10
- spongin10
- loanings9
- nonslip9
- saponin9
- galops9
- gipons9
- loping9
- paling9
- pinang9
- pingos9
- poling9
- pongal9
- posing9
- lignans8
- linsang8
- loaning8
- longans8
- inspan8
- lapins8
- nopals8
- panino8
- pianos8
- pinnal8
- pinnas8
- pinons8
- plains8
- sannop8
- spinal8
- aping8
- galop8
- gipon8
- glops8
- oping8
- pangs8
- pingo8
- pings8
- pongs8
- spang8
- solanin7
- algins7
- aligns7
- anglos7
- lasing7
- liangs7
- ligans7
- lignan7
- lingas7
- lingos7
- logans7
- logins7
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