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Is TANGLES a valid Scrabble word?

Yes, TANGLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.

Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.

What does TANGLES mean?

Tangles is a form of TANGLE.

  1. noun

    a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

    “they carved their way through the tangle of vines”

  2. noun

    something jumbled or confused

    “a tangle of government regulations”

  3. verb

    force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

    “They were swept up by the events”

  4. verb

    tangle or complicate

    “a ravelled story”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.

Points

8

Scrabble

11

Words With Friends

7

Letters

T (1) + A (1) + N (1) + G (2) + L (1) + E (1) + S (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 TANGLES

TANGLES 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 TANGLES

Words that use exactly the same letters.

Words you can make from TANGLES

The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.

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