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
12
Scrabble
17
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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