Is GENTIANS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, GENTIANS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does GENTIANS mean?
Gentians is a form of GENTIAN.
- noun
any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
8
Letters
G (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + A (1) + N (1) + S (1) = 9 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 GENTIANS
GENTIANS 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 GENTIANS
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from GENTIANS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- antigens9
- anteing8
- antigen8
- antings8
- easting8
- eatings8
- gannets8
- genista8
- gentian8
- ingates8
- ingesta8
- innages8
- nesting8
- seating8
- staning8
- tagines8
- teasing8
- tensing8
- inanest7
- stanine7
- ageist7
- agents7
- anting7
- easing7
- eating7
- ensign7
- gainst7
- gannet7
- giants7
- ingate7
- ingest7
- innage7
- saning7
- sating7
- signet7
- stinge7
- tagine7
- tasing7
- tinges7
- anenst6
- inanes6
- innate6
- insane6
- seitan6
- sennit6
- sienna6
- sinnet6
- tenias6
- tennis6
- tineas6
- tisane6
- aegis6
- agent6
- agist6
- angst6
- gains6
- gaits6
- gates6
- geans6
- gents6
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