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Tangling

t 1a 1n 1g 2l 1i 1n 1g 2

About 2 syllables

verb · 8 letters · Common · present participle of tangle

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

What does tangling mean?

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 tangling.

Is TANGLING 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 TANGLING worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
t 1a 1n 1g 2l 1i 1n 1g 2

Words With Friends

15 pts
t 1a 1n 2g 3l 2i 1n 2g 3

Wordfeud

12 pts
t 1a 1n 1g 3l 1i 1n 1g 3

NYT Crossplay

15 pts
t 1a 1n 1g 4l 2i 1n 1g 4

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

Words from the letters in TANGLING

Anagrams 1

gnatling

Hooks for TANGLING

Add one letter to the front or back of TANGLING to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

tanglings

Words that end like TANGLING

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

manglingdanglingganglingjanglinganglingspanglingwranglingstranglingentanglinguntanglingdisentangling
All words ending in -ANGLING

Tangling: quick answers

Is TANGLING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. TANGLING is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is TANGLING worth?
TANGLING scores 10 points in Scrabble, 15 in Words With Friends, 12 in Wordfeud and 15 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does tangling mean?
tangling is the present participle of tangle, which means “force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action”. It has 4 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in TANGLING?
You can make 97 shorter words from TANGLING, such as ANGLING, GANTING, TANGING, GATING. See the full list.
What are the anagrams of TANGLING?
TANGLING rearranges into GNATLING.