DISTENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. DISTENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept DISTENT?
| 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: 50 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISTENT is to know. It scores 8 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
distentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How DISTENT scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in DISTENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 102,929.
What stands out about DISTENT
- The same 7 tiles also spell 2 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does DISTENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Swollen or stretched out, as if filled to bursting.
Distent describes a bloated shape, such as a stomach or a sail. It is a rarer relative of distended.
How DISTENT is used
Rare and technical; distent is mostly seen in medical or older texts.
- The patient's abdomen was distent.
- A distent sail strained at the mast.
- The balloon grew distent as it filled.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of DISTENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of DISTENT
The 7 tiles of DISTENT in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with DISTENT
3 longer words begin with DISTENT.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTENT
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Common questions about DISTENT
- Is DISTENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts DISTENT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is DISTENT worth?
- DISTENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does DISTENT mean?
- Swollen or stretched out, as if filled to bursting.
- What letters can be added to DISTENT?
- DISTENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of DISTENT:
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