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Yes. The word strangle is a Scrabble US word. The word strangle is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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8-letter words (3 found)

STRANGLE,TANGLERS,TRANGLES,

7-letter words (19 found)

ANGLERS,ANTLERS,ARGENTS,ERLANGS,GARNETS,GELANTS,LANGERS,LANGEST,LARGENS,LARGEST,RENTALS,SALTERN,SLANGER,SLANTER,STERNAL,STRANGE,TANGLER,TANGLES,TRANGLE,

6-letter words (62 found)

AGENTS,AGLETS,ALERTS,ALTERN,ALTERS,ANGELS,ANGERS,ANGLER,ANGLES,ANTLER,ANTRES,ARGENT,ARGLES,ARTELS,ASTERN,ERLANG,ESTRAL,GARNET,GASTER,GATERS,GELANT,GLARES,GLEANS,GLENTS,GNARLS,GRANTS,GRASTE,GRATES,GREATS,LAGERS,LANGER,LARGEN,LARGES,LASTER,LATENS,LEARNS,LEARNT,NERALS,RANGES,RANSEL,RATELS,REGALS,REGNAL,RENGAS,RENTAL,RETAGS,SALTER,SANGER,SERANG,SLATER,STAGER,STALER,STELAR,STERNA,STRANG,TALERS,TANGLE,TARGES,TARSEL,TERGAL,TERNAL,TRANSE,

5-letter words (133 found)

AGENT,AGERS,AGLET,ALERT,ALTER,ANGEL,ANGER,ANGLE,ANGST,ANTES,ANTRE,ARETS,ARGLE,ARLES,ARTEL,ASTER,EARLS,EARNS,EARNT,EARST,ELANS,ETNAS,GALES,GANTS,GARES,GATER,GATES,GEALS,GEANS,GEARS,GEATS,GELTS,GENAL,GENAS,GENTS,GETAS,GLANS,GLARE,GLEAN,GLENS,GLENT,GNARL,GNARS,GNATS,GRANS,GRANT,GRATE,GREAT,GRENS,LAERS,LAGER,LANES,LANTS,LARES,LARGE,LARNS,LARNT,LASER,LATEN,LATER,LEANS,LEANT,LEARN,LEARS,LEAST,LEATS,LENGS,NARES,NATES,NEALS,NEARS,NEATS,NERAL,NERTS,RAGES,RALES,RANGE,RANGS,RANTS,RATEL,RATES,REALS,REANS,REAST,REGAL,REGNA,RENAL,RENGA,RENTS,RESAT,RETAG,SAGER,SALET,SANER,SARGE,SEGAR,SERAL,SETAL,SLANE,SLANG,SLANT,SLART,SLATE,SNARE,SNARL,STAGE,STALE,STANE,STANG,STARE,STARN,STEAL,STEAN,STEAR,STELA,STERN,STRAE,STRAG,TAELS,TALER,TALES,TANGS,TARES,TARGE,TARNS,TASER,TEALS,TEARS,TERAS,TERGA,TERNS,TESLA,TRANS,

4-letter words (157 found)

AGEN,AGER,AGES,ALES,ALTS,ANES,ANTE,ANTS,AREG,ARES,ARET,ARLE,ARSE,ARTS,ATES,EANS,EARL,EARN,EARS,EAST,EATS,EGAL,ELAN,ELTS,ENGS,ENTS,ERAS,ERGS,ERNS,ERST,ETAS,ETNA,GAEN,GAES,GALE,GALS,GANE,GANS,GANT,GARE,GARS,GART,GAST,GATE,GATS,GEAL,GEAN,GEAR,GEAT,GELS,GELT,GENA,GENS,GENT,GERS,GERT,GEST,GETA,GETS,GLEN,GNAR,GNAT,GRAN,GRAT,GREN,LAER,LAGS,LANE,LANG,LANT,LARE,LARN,LARS,LASE,LAST,LATE,LATS,LEAN,LEAR,LEAS,LEAT,LEGS,LENG,LENS,LENT,LEST,LETS,NAES,NAGS,NARE,NATS,NEAL,NEAR,NEAT,NEGS,NEST,NETS,RAGE,RAGS,RALE,RANG,RANT,RASE,RAST,RATE,RATS,REAL,REAN,REGS,RENS,RENT,REST,RETS,SAGE,SALE,SALT,SANE,SANG,SANT,SATE,SEAL,SEAN,SEAR,SEAT,SENA,SENT,SERA,SETA,SLAE,SLAG,SLAT,SNAG,SNAR,STAG,STAR,STEN,TAEL,TAES,TAGS,TALE,TANE,TANG,TANS,TARE,TARN,TARS,TASE,TEAL,TEAR,TEAS,TEGS,TELA,TELS,TENS,TERN,TRES,TSAR,

3-letter words (81 found)

AGE,AGS,ALE,ALS,ALT,ANE,ANS,ANT,ARE,ARS,ART,ATE,ATS,EAN,EAR,EAS,EAT,ELS,ELT,ENG,ENS,ERA,ERG,ERN,ERS,EST,ETA,GAE,GAL,GAN,GAR,GAS,GAT,GEL,GEN,GER,GET,LAG,LAR,LAS,LAT,LEA,LEG,LES,LET,NAE,NAG,NAS,NAT,NEG,NET,RAG,RAN,RAS,RAT,REG,REN,RES,RET,SAE,SAG,SAL,SAN,SAR,SAT,SEA,SEG,SEL,SEN,SER,SET,TAE,TAG,TAN,TAR,TAS,TEA,TEG,TEL,TEN,TES,

2-letter words (20 found)

AE,AG,AL,AN,AR,AS,AT,EA,EL,EN,ER,ES,ET,LA,NA,NE,RE,ST,TA,TE,

1-letter words (1 found)

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You can make 476 words from strangle according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of strangle

strangle

Etymology

From Middle English stranglen, from Old French estrangler, from Latin strangulō, strangulāre, from Ancient Greek στραγγαλόομαι (strangalóomai, “to strangle”), from στραγγάλη (strangálē, “a halter”); compare στραγγός (strangós, “twisted”) and string. Displaced Middle English wirien, awurien (“to strangle”) (> English worry).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)l/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɹæŋɡəl/
  • Rhymes: -æŋɡəl
  • Hyphenation: stran‧gle

Verb

strangle (third-person singular simple present strangles, present participle strangling, simple past and past participle strangled)

  1. (transitive) To kill someone by squeezing the throat so as to cut off the oxygen supply; to choke, suffocate or throttle.
  2. (transitive) To stifle or suppress.
  3. (intransitive) To be killed by strangulation, or become strangled.
  4. (intransitive) To be stifled, choked, or suffocated in any manner.

Derived terms

Related terms

  • strangulate
  • strangulation

Translations

Noun

strangle (plural strangles)

  1. (finance) A trading strategy using options, constructed through taking equal positions in a put and a call with different strike prices, such that there is a payoff if the underlying asset's value moves beyond the range of the two strike prices.

See also

  • asphyxiate
  • choke
  • gag
  • querk
  • suffocate
  • throttle

Further reading

  • “strangle”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
  • “strangle”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
  • “strangle”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

  • Largents, Stangler, langrets, tanglers, trangles

Middle English

Verb

strangle

  1. Alternative form of stranglen

Source: wiktionary.org