SENTENCE is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. SENTENCE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SENTENCE?
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SENTENCE is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 3 hooks, and its letters make up 7.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SENTENCE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SENTENCE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SENTENCE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SENTENCE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SENTENCE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of words that forms a complete statement, question, or command, usually containing a subject and a verb.
A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a full stop, question mark, or exclamation mark. In law the same word means the punishment a court orders, and as a verb it means to pass that punishment.
How SENTENCE is used
Sentence is used in grammar teaching and in legal contexts about punishment.
- Write one sentence about your weekend.
- The judge read out the sentence in a quiet voice.
- Her final sentence summed up the whole argument.
- He received a sentence of five years.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SENTENCE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SENTENCE
4 longer words begin with SENTENCE.
Shorter words from the letters in SENTENCE
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Common questions about SENTENCE
- Is SENTENCE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SENTENCE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SENTENCE worth?
- SENTENCE is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SENTENCE mean?
- A group of words that forms a complete statement, question, or command, usually containing a subject and a verb.
- What letters can be added to SENTENCE?
- SENTENCE takes 3 hooks: 0 in front and 3 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SENTENCE:
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