DENT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. DENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENT?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENT is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DENT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in DENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,269.
What does DENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small hollow mark left in a surface after it has been struck or pressed.
A dent forms when something hits or presses a surface hard enough to bend it inward without fully breaking it, such as a car door after a light collision. The mark called a dent stays even after the pressure is gone.
How DENT is used
Common in everyday speech about damaged metal, cars and other hard surfaces.
- There was a deep dent in the side of the car door.
- He tried to hammer the dent out of the old pan.
- A dent appeared in the can after it fell from the shelf.
- The fender still shows the dent from last winter's accident.
- She noticed a small dent in the wall where the door handle hit it.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DENT
The 4 tiles of DENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with DENT
Showing 24 of 75 words that begin with DENT.
Words ending in DENT
Showing 24 of 86 words that end in DENT. Useful as a back hook: play DENT onto a word already on the board.
Words with DENT inside
Showing 24 of 288 words that contain DENT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with DENT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in DENT
Common questions about DENT
- Is DENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENT, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENT worth?
- DENT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENT mean?
- A small hollow mark left in a surface after it has been struck or pressed.
- What letters can be added to DENT?
- DENT takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of DENT:
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