CENTINEL is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. CENTINEL is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept CENTINEL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CENTINEL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CENTINEL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How CENTINEL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in CENTINEL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CENTINEL has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with CENTINEL
3 longer words begin with CENTINEL.
Shorter words from the letters in CENTINEL
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Common questions about CENTINEL
- Is CENTINEL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and CENTINEL is not in it.
- How many points is CENTINEL worth?
- CENTINEL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to CENTINEL?
- CENTINEL takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of CENTINEL:
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