DENTULOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. DENTULOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DENTULOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DENTULOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DENTULOUS
Front hooks — 1
edentulousBack hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How DENTULOUS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in DENTULOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DENTULOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DENTULOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having teeth, or possessing natural teeth.
Dentulous is a dental term used for a person who still has natural teeth, in contrast to someone who has lost them all. Its opposite, edentulous, is much better known and appears more often in clinical notes.
How DENTULOUS is used
Rare clinical word, found in dental research.
- The survey compared dentulous and toothless older adults.
- A dentulous patient needs different care from one with full dentures.
- Most dentulous adults still need regular check-ups.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DENTULOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in DENTULOUS
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Common questions about DENTULOUS
- Is DENTULOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DENTULOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DENTULOUS worth?
- DENTULOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DENTULOUS mean?
- Having teeth, or possessing natural teeth.
- What letters can be added to DENTULOUS?
- DENTULOUS takes 1 hook: 1 in front and 0 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of DENTULOUS:
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