PENTATONIC is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. PENTATONIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept PENTATONIC?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful PENTATONIC is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for PENTATONIC
No single letter turns PENTATONIC into another word.
How PENTATONIC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in PENTATONIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so PENTATONIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does PENTATONIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
music
Made up of five different notes within an octave, as in a scale.
Folk tunes from many cultures, and countless rock guitar solos, rely on the pentatonic scale because it avoids notes that clash. Players find it easy to improvise with since almost any combination sounds pleasant.
How PENTATONIC is used
Used in music theory and instrument teaching.
- The guitarist played a pentatonic run.
- Many folk songs use a pentatonic scale.
- He taught the class the pentatonic pattern on the piano.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of PENTATONIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in PENTATONIC
Showing 40 of 455. See all in the Word Finder
Common questions about PENTATONIC
- Is PENTATONIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts PENTATONIC, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is PENTATONIC worth?
- PENTATONIC is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does PENTATONIC mean?
- Made up of five different notes within an octave, as in a scale.
- What letters can be added to PENTATONIC?
- No single letter can be added to PENTATONIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of PENTATONIC:
Open PENTATONIC in the Word Finder