Is BENEFICENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, BENEFICENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does BENEFICENT mean?
- adjective
doing or producing good
“the most beneficent regime in history”
- adjective
generous in assistance to the poor
“a benevolent contributor”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
21
Words With Friends
10
Letters
B (3) + E (1) + N (1) + E (1) + F (4) + I (1) + C (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 17 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 BENEFICENT
BENEFICENT 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 BENEFICENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- benefice15
- benefic14
- benefit12
- fennec11
- infect11
- enceinte10
- befit10
- fence10
- beef9
- feeb9
- fice9
- bennet8
- entice8
- incent8
- feint8
- bice8
- fib8
- benne7
- benni7
- niece7
- feet7
- fete7
- fine7
- neif7
- niente6
- been6
- beet6
- bene6
- bent6
- bine6
- bint6
- bite6
- cent6
- cete6
- cine6
- cite6
- etic6
- nice6
- eft6
- fee6
- fen6
- fet6
- fie6
- fin6
- fit6
- tenne5
- bee5
- ben5
- bet5
- bin5
- bit5
- cee5
- ice5
- neb5
- nib5
- tec5
- tic5
- ef5
- fe5
- if5
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