Is EDENTATES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, EDENTATES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does EDENTATES mean?
Edentates is a form of EDENTATE.
- noun
primitive terrestrial mammal with few if any teeth; of tropical Central America and South America
- adjective
having few if any teeth
“anteaters are edentate animals”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
11
Words With Friends
9
Letters
E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 10 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 EDENTATES
EDENTATES 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.
Anagrams of EDENTATES
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from EDENTATES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- attendees10
- attendee9
- detentes9
- edentate9
- attends8
- dentate8
- detente8
- detents8
- estated8
- standee8
- neatest7
- anteed7
- attend7
- detent7
- detest7
- nested7
- netted7
- seated7
- sedate7
- staned7
- stated7
- tasted7
- teased7
- teated7
- tensed7
- tented7
- tested7
- enates6
- estate6
- sateen6
- senate6
- settee6
- tenets6
- testae6
- testee6
- aedes6
- anted6
- atted6
- dates6
- deans6
- deets6
- denes6
- dense6
- dents6
- eased6
- needs6
- saned6
- sated6
- sedan6
- stade6
- stand6
- stead6
- steed6
- tased6
- tends6
- tsade6
- antes5
- eaten5
- enate5
- etnas5
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