SILENT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. SILENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept SILENT?
| 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 SILENT is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for SILENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
silentsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How SILENT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in SILENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| s | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 19,162.
What stands out about SILENT
- The same 6 tiles also spell 6 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does SILENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Making no sound; completely quiet, or, of a person, not speaking.
Silent describes an absence of sound, but English extends it readily to people who choose not to speak, letters that are written but not pronounced, and films made before synchronized soundtracks existed. The pattern behind all these uses is the same: something that could produce a signal, whether a voice, a letter, or a soundtrack, produces none. The word traces back to Latin silere, to be still, which also underlies related terms describing calm or stillness more generally.
How SILENT is used
Used both literally, of sound or noise, and figuratively, of someone who withholds comment or opinion.
- The house was silent once the children had gone to bed.
- He remained silent throughout the entire meeting.
- A silent film relies on music and gesture instead of dialogue.
- The letter b is silent in the word doubt.
- They observed a silent moment in memory of the victims.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of SILENT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of SILENT
The 6 tiles of SILENT in a different order — 6 found.
Words starting with SILENT
8 longer words begin with SILENT.
Shorter words from the letters in SILENT
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Common questions about SILENT
- Is SILENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts SILENT, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is SILENT worth?
- SILENT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does SILENT mean?
- Making no sound; completely quiet, or, of a person, not speaking.
- What letters can be added to SILENT?
- SILENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of SILENT:
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