DISTENTS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 9 points
It depends on the list you play by. DISTENTS 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 9 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept DISTENTS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful DISTENTS is to know. It scores 9 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for DISTENTS
No single letter turns DISTENTS into another word.
How DISTENTS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in DISTENTS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so DISTENTS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does DISTENTS mean in Scrabble?
DISTENTS is the plural of DISTENT.
DISTENT(adjective) — Swollen or stretched out, as if filled to bursting.
Anagrams of DISTENTS
The 8 tiles of DISTENTS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in DISTENTS
Showing 40 of 203. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about DISTENTS
- Is DISTENTS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and DISTENTS is not in it.
- How many points is DISTENTS worth?
- DISTENTS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to DISTENTS?
- No single letter can be added to DISTENTS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of DISTENTS:
Open DISTENTS in the Word Finder