REPENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. REPENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept REPENT?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful REPENT is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for REPENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
repentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How REPENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in REPENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does REPENT mean in Scrabble?
verb
To feel sincere regret for a wrong or foolish deed and wish it undone.
Where to regret can be a passing pang, to repent suggests a real change of heart, and in religious language a turning away from sin. People repent of something, or repent a deed outright. The related noun repentance and the adjective repentant carry the same weight of moral seriousness, and the proverb about marrying in haste and repenting at leisure shows the lighter, everyday use.
How REPENT is used
Moral or religious in tone; often followed by of, as in repent of the sins.
- The old sinner swore he would repent before the year was out.
- You may repent of those harsh words tomorrow.
- Preachers urged the crowd to repent and be forgiven.
- Marry in haste, and you may repent at leisure.
- She did not repent the choice, even when it cost her dearly.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of REPENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with REPENT
11 longer words begin with REPENT.
Shorter words from the letters in REPENT
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Common questions about REPENT
- Is REPENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts REPENT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is REPENT worth?
- REPENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does REPENT mean?
- To feel sincere regret for a wrong or foolish deed and wish it undone.
- What letters can be added to REPENT?
- REPENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of REPENT:
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