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
- Scrabble
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 19
- Letters
- 13
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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