Is COHERENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, COHERENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does COHERENT mean?
- adjective
marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts
“a coherent argument”
- adjective
capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
“a lucid thinker”
- adjective
(physics) of waves having a constant phase relation
- adjective
sticking together
“two coherent sheets”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 13
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 8
C (3) + O (1) + H (4) + E (1) + R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) = 13 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 COHERENT
COHERENT 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 COHERENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- chorten12
- notcher12
- trochee12
- cheero11
- cohere11
- echoer11
- etcher11
- hector11
- reecho11
- rochet11
- rotche11
- techno11
- thence11
- tocher11
- trench11
- troche11
- thereon10
- cheer10
- chert10
- chore10
- hence10
- notch10
- ocher10
- ochre10
- retch10
- rotch10
- tench10
- torch10
- hereon9
- hereto9
- hetero9
- hornet9
- nether9
- nother9
- throne9
- chon9
- eche9
- echo9
- echt9
- etch9
- oche9
- tech9
- cenote8
- center8
- centre8
- cornet8
- encore8
- recent8
- retcon8
- tenrec8
- ether8
- heron8
- honer8
- north8
- other8
- there8
- thorn8
- three8
- throe8
- och8
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