GENS is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GENS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 5 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENS is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENS
No single letter turns GENS into another word.
How GENS scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GENS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What stands out about GENS
- The same 4 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 GENS mean in Scrabble?
noun
historicaltechnical
A clan of ancient Rome made up of several families claiming descent from a common ancestor and sharing a name.
A gens bound together households that traced their line back to one legendary or historical founder, and membership in a gens carried rights and religious duties passed down through the male line. Historians also borrow the word gens outside Rome, for instance to describe a similarly structured clan among indigenous peoples of North America.
How GENS is used
Mostly found in history and anthropology texts about ancient Rome or clan-based societies; not used in everyday speech.
- The Julian gens claimed descent from the goddess Venus.
- Roman law gave certain privileges to members of a patrician gens.
- Anthropologists compared the gens structure of the tribe to Roman clans.
- Membership in a gens passed down through the male line.
- Historians still debate how many families made up a typical gens.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENS and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of GENS
The 4 tiles of GENS in a different order — 2 found.
Words starting with GENS
3 longer words begin with GENS.
Words ending in GENS
Showing 24 of 115 words that end in GENS. Useful as a back hook: play GENS onto a word already on the board.
Words with GENS inside
4 words contain GENS in the middle. Words that start with GENS are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GENS
Common questions about GENS
- Is GENS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENS, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENS worth?
- GENS is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENS mean?
- A clan of ancient Rome made up of several families claiming descent from a common ancestor and sharing a name.
- What letters can be added to GENS?
- No single letter can be added to GENS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GENS:
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