GENT is a valid Scrabble word — 5 points
Yes. GENT 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 GENT?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENT is to know. It scores 5 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GENT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in GENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What does GENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
informalBritish
A man, especially one who is polite or well mannered; a shortened form of gentleman.
Gent trims gentleman down to one syllable and is used the same way, whether admiringly, as in he is a real gent, or simply as a casual word for any man. In British English the plural the gents also labels a men's public toilet, a sign familiar from pubs and railway stations.
How GENT is used
Casual and mainly British; less common in formal writing.
- He held the door open like a proper gent.
- The old sign above the door still said "Gents".
- She called him an old-fashioned gent for tipping his hat.
- The pub was full of gents watching the match.
- He is a gent who always pays for dinner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GENT
Showing 24 of 99 words that begin with GENT.
Words ending in GENT
Showing 24 of 65 words that end in GENT. Useful as a back hook: play GENT onto a word already on the board.
Words with GENT inside
Showing 24 of 116 words that contain GENT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with GENT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in GENT
Common questions about GENT
- Is GENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENT worth?
- GENT is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENT mean?
- A man, especially one who is polite or well mannered; a shortened form of gentleman.
- What letters can be added to GENT?
- GENT takes 3 hooks: 1 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of GENT:
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