SENTIENT is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. SENTIENT 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 SENTIENT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful SENTIENT is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SENTIENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
sentientsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SENTIENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in SENTIENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| n | 2 | 6 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so SENTIENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does SENTIENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Able to perceive and feel things; capable of sensation.
A sentient being can feel pain, pleasure and awareness, and debates about animal welfare often turn on whether a creature is sentient. Science fiction also asks whether a machine could ever become sentient.
How SENTIENT is used
Sentient is used in philosophy, ethics, biology and science fiction.
- Many people believe all sentient creatures deserve protection.
- The novel imagines a sentient computer.
- Scientists argued about whether the octopus is sentient.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SENTIENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with SENTIENT
2 longer words begin with SENTIENT.
Shorter words from the letters in SENTIENT
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Common questions about SENTIENT
- Is SENTIENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SENTIENT, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SENTIENT worth?
- SENTIENT is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SENTIENT mean?
- Able to perceive and feel things; capable of sensation.
- What letters can be added to SENTIENT?
- SENTIENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of SENTIENT:
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