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
8
Scrabble
9
Words With Friends
7
Letters
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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