Is DENSEST a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DENSEST is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 8 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DENSEST mean?
Densest is a form of DENSE.
- adjective
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
“dense smoke”
- adjective
hard to pass through because of dense growth
“dense vegetation”
- adjective
having high relative density or specific gravity
“dense as lead”
- adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
“so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 9
- Letters
- 7
D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + S (1) + E (1) + S (1) + T (1) = 8 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 DENSEST
DENSEST 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 DENSEST
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- nested7
- sensed7
- steeds7
- tensed7
- tenses6
- deets6
- denes6
- dense6
- dents6
- needs6
- seeds6
- sends6
- sneds6
- steed6
- tends6
- esnes5
- nests5
- senes5
- sense5
- sente5
- sents5
- teens5
- tense5
- dees5
- deet5
- dene5
- dens5
- dent5
- ends5
- need5
- seed5
- send5
- sned5
- teds5
- teed5
- tend5
- eses4
- esne4
- esse4
- ests4
- ness4
- nest4
- nets4
- seen4
- sees4
- sene4
- sent4
- sets4
- teen4
- tees4
- tens4
- dee4
- den4
- eds4
- end4
- ted4
- ens3
- ess3
- est3
- nee3
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