GENTLEMAN is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. GENTLEMAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GENTLEMAN?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GENTLEMAN is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GENTLEMAN
No single letter turns GENTLEMAN into another word.
How GENTLEMAN scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in GENTLEMAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so GENTLEMAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What does GENTLEMAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A man who is polite, considerate and honourable, or one of good social standing.
Gentleman once meant a man of good birth who did not need to work. Today it mostly praises courtesy, and it is also a polite way to address or refer to a man.
How GENTLEMAN is used
Gentleman is used for polite men and in formal forms of address.
- He was a perfect gentleman and held the door for everyone.
- The gentleman at the counter asked for a receipt.
- In the old novel, a gentleman never discussed money.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GENTLEMAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GENTLEMAN
10 longer words begin with GENTLEMAN.
Shorter words from the letters in GENTLEMAN
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Common questions about GENTLEMAN
- Is GENTLEMAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GENTLEMAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GENTLEMAN worth?
- GENTLEMAN is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GENTLEMAN mean?
- A man who is polite, considerate and honourable, or one of good social standing.
- What letters can be added to GENTLEMAN?
- No single letter can be added to GENTLEMAN to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of GENTLEMAN:
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