Is TANGLED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TANGLED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TANGLED mean?
- adjective
in a confused mass
“pushed back her tangled hair”
- adjective
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
“the Byzantine tax structure”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
7
Letters
T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + D (2) = 9 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 TANGLED
TANGLED 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 TANGLED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- angled8
- dangle8
- lagend8
- tanged8
- dental7
- gelant7
- tangle7
- galed7
- gated7
- glade7
- gland7
- agent6
- aglet6
- angel6
- angle6
- anted6
- dealt6
- delta6
- eland6
- glean6
- laden6
- lated6
- naled6
- aged6
- dang6
- egad6
- gaed6
- geld6
- glad6
- gled6
- laten5
- leant5
- dale5
- date5
- deal5
- dean5
- delt5
- dent5
- egal5
- gaen5
- gale5
- gane5
- gate5
- gean5
- gelt5
- gent5
- geta5
- glen5
- gnat5
- lade5
- land5
- lang5
- lead5
- lend5
- tang5
- tend5
- dag5
- gad5
- ged5
- ante4
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