Is TANGIER a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TANGIER is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TANGIER mean?
- noun
a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar
“the first tangerines were shipped from Tangier to Europe in 1841”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
8
Scrabble
10
Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + I (1) + E (1) + R (1) = 8 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 TANGIER
TANGIER 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.
Anagrams of TANGIER
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from TANGIER
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- granite8
- gratine8
- ingrate8
- tearing8
- aigret7
- argent7
- earing7
- eating7
- engirt7
- gainer7
- gaiter7
- garnet7
- gratin7
- ingate7
- rating7
- reagin7
- regain7
- regina7
- tagine7
- taring7
- triage7
- ratine6
- retain6
- retina6
- agent6
- anger6
- garni6
- gater6
- giant6
- grain6
- grant6
- grate6
- great6
- range6
- regna6
- reign6
- renig6
- retag6
- targe6
- terga6
- tiger6
- tinge6
- tragi6
- antre5
- entia5
- inert5
- inter5
- irate5
- niter5
- nitre5
- retia5
- riant5
- tenia5
- terai5
- tinea5
- train5
- trine5
- ager5
- agin5
- areg5
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