Is DISSIDENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, DISSIDENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does DISSIDENTS mean?
Dissidents is a form of DISSIDENT.
- noun
a person who dissents from some established policy
- adjective
characterized by departure from accepted beliefs or standards
- adjective
disagreeing, especially with a majority
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
10
Letters
D (2) + I (1) + S (1) + S (1) + I (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (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 DISSIDENTS
DISSIDENTS 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 DISSIDENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- dissident11
- ditsiness10
- distends10
- dissents9
- insisted9
- tidiness9
- distend9
- indited9
- desists8
- dissent8
- indites8
- insides8
- snidest8
- tineids8
- didies8
- dinted8
- dissed8
- tidied8
- insists7
- seisins7
- senitis7
- deists7
- desist7
- diesis7
- disses7
- idents7
- indies7
- indite7
- inside7
- teiids7
- teinds7
- tidies7
- tineid7
- didie7
- didst7
- dined7
- nided7
- sided7
- tided7
- insets6
- insist6
- isseis6
- niseis6
- seisin6
- seniti6
- steins6
- deist6
- dents6
- desis6
- diets6
- dines6
- dints6
- dites6
- edits6
- ident6
- indie6
- nides6
- nitid6
- sends6
- sides6
Study DISSIDENTS and related words
Have a full rack? Use the word finder to find every word you can play.