HENT is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. HENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 7 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HENT?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HENT is to know. It scores 7 from 4 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HENT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HENT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in HENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 4,538.
What does HENT mean in Scrabble?
verb
archaic
To seize or grasp something quickly.
In archaic and dialect English, to hent something meant to catch or grasp it firmly. The word appears in older poetry and regional speech but is rarely used in modern writing.
How HENT is used
Archaic term rarely found outside older poetry and dialect speech.
- The knight moved to hent the fallen sword before his rival could reach it.
- She reached down to hent the rope just as it slipped over the edge.
- Villagers used to hent stray sheep from the hillside each autumn.
- He hents every chance that comes his way.
- The old ballad tells how the hero would hent the crown from the thief.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of HENT
The 4 tiles of HENT in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with HENT
3 longer words begin with HENT.
Words ending in HENT
11 words end in HENT. Useful as a back hook: play HENT onto a word already on the board.
Words with HENT inside
Showing 24 of 37 words that contain HENT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with HENT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in HENT
Common questions about HENT
- Is HENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HENT, where it scores 7 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HENT worth?
- HENT is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HENT mean?
- To seize or grasp something quickly.
- What letters can be added to HENT?
- HENT takes 3 hooks: 2 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of HENT:
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