BENT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. BENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept BENT?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful BENT is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for BENT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How BENT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in BENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does BENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A natural inclination, aptitude or liking for a particular kind of activity.
Someone with a bent for something shows a leaning towards it that seems built into their character rather than learned by habit, the way a musical bent might show itself in a child who hums whole tunes before ever taking a lesson. The same word, unrelated in origin, also names a tough wiry grass that grows on poor pasture and dunes.
How BENT is used
Used with for, as in a bent for something; a fairly common but slightly formal word.
- Her bent for mathematics showed itself before she could read.
- He followed his artistic bent rather than his father's advice.
- The school tries to match pupils to courses that suit their bent.
- A mechanical bent runs in the family.
- Even as a child she showed a bent for organising other people.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of BENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with BENT
24 longer words begin with BENT.
Words ending in BENT
21 words end in BENT. Useful as a back hook: play BENT onto a word already on the board.
Words with BENT inside
Showing 24 of 26 words that contain BENT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with BENT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in BENT
Common questions about BENT
- Is BENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts BENT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is BENT worth?
- BENT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does BENT mean?
- A natural inclination, aptitude or liking for a particular kind of activity.
- What letters can be added to BENT?
- BENT takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of BENT:
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