Is DISSENTIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISSENTIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISSENTIOUS mean?
- adjective
dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)
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) + O (1) + U (1) + S (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 DISSENTIOUS
DISSENTIOUS 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 DISSENTIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- disunites10
- ditsiness10
- dustiness10
- seditions10
- seditious10
- sinusoids10
- dissents9
- disunite9
- editions9
- insisted9
- nudities9
- outsides9
- sedition9
- sinusoid9
- soundest9
- sudsiest9
- tidiness9
- untidies9
- inosites8
- noisiest8
- sonsiest8
- stenosis8
- desists8
- dissent8
- disuses8
- dunites8
- edition8
- indites8
- insides8
- iodines8
- iodises8
- ionised8
- niduses8
- nudists8
- outside8
- snidest8
- snouted8
- stounds8
- studies8
- studios8
- tedious8
- tineids8
- tissued8
- essoins7
- inosite7
- insists7
- ionises7
- nosiest7
- osseins7
- outsins7
- seisins7
- senitis7
- session7
- sinuses7
- situses7
- sunsets7
- tissues7
- tonuses7
- unities7
- deists7
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