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Tangles

t 1a 1n 1g 2l 1e 1s 1

About 2 syllables

noun · verb · 7 letters · Common · plural and third-person singular form of tangle

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does tangles mean?

noun

  1. a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven

    “they carved their way through the tangle of vines”

  2. something jumbled or confused

    “a tangle of government regulations”

    Synonymssnarlmaze

verb

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

    “They were swept up by the events”

    Synonymsembroilsweepsweep updragdrag in

  2. tangle or complicate

    “a ravelled story”

    Synonymsravelknot

  3. disarrange or rumple; dishevel

    “The strong wind tousled my hair”

    Synonymstousledishevel

  4. twist together or entwine into a confusing mass

    “The child entangled the cord”

    Synonymsentanglematsnarl

Definitions shown for tangle, the base form of tangles.

Is TANGLES a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is TANGLES worth?

Scrabble

8 pts
t 1a 1n 1g 2l 1e 1s 1

Words With Friends

11 pts
t 1a 1n 2g 3l 2e 1s 1

Wordfeud

9 pts
t 1a 1n 1g 3l 1e 1s 1

NYT Crossplay

11 pts
t 1a 1n 1g 4l 2e 1s 1

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in TANGLES

Anagrams 2

gelantslangest

Words that end like TANGLES

Common words that share the ending -ANGLES, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

manglesanglesdanglesjanglesspangleswranglesstranglesquadranglesentanglesuntanglesrectanglesdisentangles
All words ending in -ANGLES

Tangles: quick answers

Is TANGLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TANGLES is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 8 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TANGLES worth?
TANGLES scores 8 points in Scrabble, 11 in Words With Friends, 9 in Wordfeud and 11 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tangles mean?
tangles is the plural and third-person singular form of tangle, which means “a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven”. It has 6 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TANGLES?
You can make 232 shorter words from TANGLES, such as AGENTS, AGLETS, ANGELS, ANGLES. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of TANGLES?
TANGLES rearranges into GELANTS, LANGEST.