Is ASTRINGENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ASTRINGENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ASTRINGENTS mean?
Astringents is a form of ASTRINGENT.
- adjective
sour or bitter in taste
- noun
a drug that causes contraction of body tissues and canals
- adjective
tending to draw together or constrict soft organic tissue
“astringent cosmetic lotions”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 11
A (1) + S (1) + T (1) + R (1) + I (1) + N (1) + G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 12 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for ASTRINGENTS
ASTRINGENTS has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from ASTRINGENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- astringent11
- gannisters11
- integrants11
- transients10
- angriness10
- angstiest10
- assenting10
- asserting10
- astringes10
- ganisters10
- gannister10
- integrant10
- nattering10
- ranginess10
- rattening10
- restating10
- retasting10
- sensating10
- strangest10
- stringent10
- tanginess10
- treatings10
- instanter9
- intranets9
- nattiness9
- resistant9
- stannites9
- straitens9
- tartiness9
- transient9
- aginners9
- angriest9
- angstier9
- antigens9
- assigner9
- astringe9
- earnings9
- eastings9
- engrains9
- estating9
- ganister9
- gantries9
- gastrins9
- genistas9
- gentians9
- giantess9
- gitterns9
- gnattier9
- granites9
- grannies9
- ingrates9
- nettings9
- rangiest9
- rantings9
- reassign9
- seatings9
- seringas9
- settings9
- stagiest9
- starting9
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