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
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 9
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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