Is PROGNATHOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PROGNATHOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PROGNATHOUS mean?
- adjective
having a projecting lower jaw
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
20
Words With Friends
11
Letters
P (3) + R (1) + O (1) + G (2) + N (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 17 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 PROGNATHOUS
PROGNATHOUS 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 PROGNATHOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- sonograph15
- straphung15
- hornpouts14
- harpoons13
- hornpout13
- gonophs13
- hangups13
- photogs13
- outsprang12
- hangouts12
- staghorn12
- harpoon12
- hotspur12
- orphans12
- photons12
- unsharp12
- upshoot12
- gonoph12
- graphs12
- hangup12
- photog12
- gunports11
- southron11
- agoroth11
- gunshot11
- hangout11
- hognuts11
- naughts11
- noughts11
- shotgun11
- throngs11
- troughs11
- orphan11
- pathos11
- pharos11
- phonos11
- photon11
- photos11
- potash11
- pothos11
- prahus11
- prutah11
- thorps11
- tophus11
- unhasp11
- upshot11
- graph11
- patroons10
- anthros10
- authors10
- gosport10
- gunport10
- honours10
- ragtops10
- thorons10
- aughts10
- garths10
- ghauts10
- hogans10
- hognut10
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