Is ENTERTAINS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, ENTERTAINS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 10 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does ENTERTAINS mean?
Entertains is a form of ENTERTAIN.
- verb
provide entertainment for
- verb
take into consideration, have in view
“He entertained the notion of moving to South America”
- verb
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
“bear a grudge”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
10
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
10
Letters
E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + R (1) + T (1) + A (1) + I (1) + N (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 ENTERTAINS
ENTERTAINS 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 ENTERTAINS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from ENTERTAINS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tenantries10
- entertain9
- instanter9
- internets9
- intranets9
- reinstate9
- sententia9
- tanneries9
- transient9
- anisette8
- anserine8
- arenites8
- ariettes8
- arsenite8
- entrains8
- entrants8
- entreats8
- insetter8
- intenser8
- interest8
- internes8
- internet8
- intranet8
- intrants8
- intreats8
- iterates8
- nitrates8
- ratteens8
- renitent8
- resinate8
- sentient8
- setenant8
- stannite8
- stearine8
- sternite8
- straiten8
- taenites8
- teariest8
- tertians8
- tetanies8
- tetanise8
- trainees8
- trannies8
- treaties8
- treatise8
- trientes8
- aeriest7
- anestri7
- antsier7
- arenite7
- ariette7
- artiest7
- artiste7
- attires7
- earnest7
- eastern7
- ensnare7
- entires7
- entrain7
- entrant7
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