Is DISSENTIENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISSENTIENT is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISSENTIENT mean?
- adjective
(of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England
- adjective
disagreeing, especially with a majority
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (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 DISSENTIENT
Single letters that turn DISSENTIENT into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Words you can make from DISSENTIENT
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intestines10
- densities10
- destinies10
- einsteins9
- insistent9
- intensest9
- intestine9
- sentients9
- tensities9
- dentines9
- dentists9
- desinent9
- destines9
- dinettes9
- ditsiest9
- insetted9
- insisted9
- tidiness9
- einstein8
- entities8
- nineties8
- sentient8
- sienites8
- tennises8
- tennists8
- tininess8
- tinniest8
- deities8
- densest8
- dentine8
- dentins8
- dentist8
- destine8
- detents8
- detests8
- dinette8
- dissent8
- distent8
- ditties8
- endites8
- indenes8
- indents8
- indites8
- insides8
- intends8
- snidest8
- stinted8
- tidiest8
- tineids8
- intense7
- intents7
- intines7
- senitis7
- sennets7
- sennits7
- sestine7
- sienite7
- sinnets7
- tennesi7
- tennies7
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