DISSENTIENT is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. DISSENTIENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISSENTIENT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISSENTIENT is to know. It scores 12 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISSENTIENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
dissentientsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISSENTIENT scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in DISSENTIENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISSENTIENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISSENTIENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formal
Disagreeing with the opinion held by most others, especially in an official body.
A dissentient voice is one that speaks against the majority view. The word also works as a noun for the person who holds that view.
How DISSENTIENT is used
Dissentient is used in formal writing about committees, courts, churches and votes.
- One dissentient judge wrote a separate opinion.
- The motion passed with only two dissentient votes.
- A dissentient member refused to sign the report.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISSENTIENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with DISSENTIENT
2 longer words begin with DISSENTIENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISSENTIENT
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Common questions about DISSENTIENT
- Is DISSENTIENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISSENTIENT, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISSENTIENT worth?
- DISSENTIENT is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISSENTIENT mean?
- Disagreeing with the opinion held by most others, especially in an official body.
- What letters can be added to DISSENTIENT?
- DISSENTIENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of DISSENTIENT:
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