PENTAGON is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. PENTAGON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENTAGON?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTAGON is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTAGON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
pentagonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How PENTAGON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in PENTAGON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENTAGON has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENTAGON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A flat shape with five straight sides and five angles.
In geometry a regular pentagon has equal sides, and a five-pointed star can be drawn inside one. With a capital letter, the Pentagon is the American defence department building in Virginia, so the word often stands for the military leadership.
How PENTAGON is used
Used in mathematics, and with a capital letter as a name for the United States military headquarters.
- She drew a neat pentagon with a ruler.
- The tile was cut in the shape of a pentagon.
- A regular pentagon has five equal angles.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENTAGON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with PENTAGON
4 longer words begin with PENTAGON.
Shorter words from the letters in PENTAGON
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Common questions about PENTAGON
- Is PENTAGON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTAGON, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTAGON worth?
- PENTAGON is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENTAGON mean?
- A flat shape with five straight sides and five angles.
- What letters can be added to PENTAGON?
- PENTAGON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of PENTAGON:
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