Is TANGINESSES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TANGINESSES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TANGINESSES mean?
Tanginesses is a form of TANGINESS.
- noun
a tart spicy quality
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
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Words With Friends
11
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 TANGINESSES
TANGINESSES 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 TANGINESSES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- giantesses11
- antigenes10
- assenting10
- assignees10
- sensating10
- staginess10
- tanginess10
- antisense9
- antsiness9
- insensate9
- nastiness9
- agenesis9
- antigene9
- antigens9
- assignee9
- eastings9
- gassiest9
- gastness9
- genistas9
- gentians9
- giantess9
- gneisses9
- sageness9
- seatings9
- easiness8
- etesians8
- insanest8
- neatness8
- saneness8
- sensates8
- sestinas8
- sestines8
- stanines8
- teniases8
- tennises8
- aegises8
- ageists8
- anteing8
- antigen8
- antings8
- assigns8
- easting8
- eatings8
- engines8
- ensigns8
- gannets8
- genesis8
- genista8
- gentian8
- ingates8
- ingesta8
- ingests8
- innages8
- negates8
- nesting8
- sagiest8
- sassing8
- seating8
- seeings8
- senegas8
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