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
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
11
Letters
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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