Is STRANGULATION a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, STRANGULATION is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does STRANGULATION mean?
- noun
the act of suffocating (someone) by constricting the windpipe
“no evidence that the choking was done by the accused”
- noun
the condition of having respiration stopped by compression of the air passage
- noun
(pathology) constriction of a body part so as to cut off the flow of blood or other fluid
“strangulation of the intestine”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
13
Letters
S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + U (1) + L (1) + A (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + N (1) = 14 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 STRANGULATION
Single letters that turn STRANGULATION into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from STRANGULATION
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- gastrulation13
- granulations13
- gratulations13
- angulations12
- granulation12
- gratulation12
- translating12
- unstartling12
- translation11
- angulation11
- antagonist11
- antitragus11
- lustrating11
- orangutans11
- outlasting11
- outstaring11
- saturating11
- stagnation11
- lustration10
- naturalist10
- nutational10
- salutation10
- saturation10
- tarnations10
- agitators10
- agnations10
- analogist10
- angostura10
- argonauts10
- attagirls10
- attorning10
- gustation10
- nonguilts10
- nostalgia10
- orangutan10
- outrating10
- rattlings10
- startling10
- strunting10
- tonsuring10
- troutings10
- truanting10
- turtlings10
- unstating10
- antisolar9
- astronaut9
- atonalist9
- insulator9
- lunarians9
- lunations9
- natations9
- nationals9
- nonartist9
- nutations9
- rationals9
- saltation9
- santolina9
- stational9
- strontian9
- tantalous9
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