Is STRANGLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRANGLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRANGLES mean?
- noun
an acute bacterial disease of horses characterized by inflammation of the mucous membranes
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 STRANGLES
STRANGLES 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 STRANGLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- stranges9
- strangle9
- tanglers9
- salterns8
- anglers8
- argents8
- garnets8
- gasters8
- gelants8
- largess8
- largest8
- sangers8
- stagers8
- strange8
- tangler8
- tangles8
- antlers7
- artless7
- lasters7
- rentals7
- saltern7
- salters7
- sarsnet7
- slaters7
- sternal7
- agents7
- aglets7
- angels7
- angers7
- angler7
- angles7
- angsts7
- argent7
- argles7
- garnet7
- gasser7
- gaster7
- gaters7
- gelant7
- glares7
- gleans7
- gnarls7
- grants7
- grates7
- greats7
- lagers7
- larges7
- ranges7
- regnal7
- retags7
- sagest7
- sanger7
- sarges7
- slangs7
- stager7
- stages7
- stangs7
- strang7
- tangle7
- targes7
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