SENTENTIOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. SENTENTIOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SENTENTIOUS?
| 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: 26 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SENTENTIOUS is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SENTENTIOUS
No single letter turns SENTENTIOUS into another word.
How SENTENTIOUS scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in SENTENTIOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SENTENTIOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about SENTENTIOUS
- SENTENTIOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- SENTENTIOUS begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with SENTENTIOUS
2 longer words begin with SENTENTIOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in SENTENTIOUS
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Common questions about SENTENTIOUS
- Is SENTENTIOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SENTENTIOUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SENTENTIOUS worth?
- SENTENTIOUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to SENTENTIOUS?
- No single letter can be added to SENTENTIOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of SENTENTIOUS:
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