Is PENTAGONS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENTAGONS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENTAGONS mean?
Pentagons is a form of PENTAGON.
- noun
a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense
- noun
the United States military establishment
- noun
a five-sided polygon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
9
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + G (2) + O (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 PENTAGONS
PENTAGONS 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 PENTAGONS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pentagon11
- pentosan10
- gestapo10
- pangens10
- penangs10
- postage10
- potages10
- negatons9
- tonnages9
- nonpast9
- teopans9
- pangen9
- penang9
- pengos9
- potage9
- sponge9
- gannets8
- negaton8
- nonages8
- onstage8
- tangoes8
- tonnage8
- netops8
- paeons8
- pannes8
- pantos8
- patens8
- ponent8
- pontes8
- sannop8
- sapote8
- teopan8
- gapes8
- pages8
- pangs8
- peags8
- pengo8
- pongs8
- spang8
- agents7
- agones7
- gannet7
- genoas7
- nonage7
- tangos7
- tongas7
- aspen7
- estop7
- napes7
- neaps7
- netop7
- opens7
- paeon7
- panes7
- panne7
- panto7
- pants7
- paseo7
- paste7
- paten7
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