WANGLE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. WANGLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept WANGLE?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful WANGLE is to know. It scores 10 from 6 tiles, takes 4 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for WANGLE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How WANGLE scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in WANGLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| w | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does WANGLE mean in Scrabble?
verb
informal
To get something by clever persuasion, scheming or a little trickery.
To wangle something is to arrange it by cunning rather than by plain effort, such as a free ticket, a day off or an invitation. The word appeared in British slang in the early twentieth century and is often used with a hint of admiration for the person who pulled it off. It can also be a noun for such a scheme.
How WANGLE is used
Informal; suggests a small bending of the rules rather than serious wrongdoing.
- He managed to wangle a seat on the last flight.
- She tried to wangle a day off before the holiday.
- Nobody knew how he could wangle tickets to a sold-out show.
- They wangle their way into every party in town.
- I will wangle an introduction if you can wait until Monday.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of WANGLE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with WANGLE
4 longer words begin with WANGLE.
Shorter words from the letters in WANGLE
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Common questions about WANGLE
- Is WANGLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts WANGLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is WANGLE worth?
- WANGLE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does WANGLE mean?
- To get something by clever persuasion, scheming or a little trickery.
- What letters can be added to WANGLE?
- WANGLE takes 4 hooks: 1 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of WANGLE:
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