Is NESCIENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, NESCIENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does NESCIENTS mean?
Nescients is a form of NESCIENT.
- adjective
holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible
- adjective
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
“an ignorant man”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
N (1) + E (1) + S (1) + C (3) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 11 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 NESCIENTS
NESCIENTS 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 NESCIENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- centesis10
- incenses10
- nescient10
- niceness10
- entices9
- incense9
- incents9
- incests9
- insects9
- tennises8
- censes8
- ecesis8
- entice8
- incent8
- incest8
- insect8
- nicest8
- nieces8
- scenes8
- scents8
- intense7
- sennets7
- sennits7
- sestine7
- sinnets7
- tennesi7
- tennies7
- cense7
- cents7
- cesti7
- cetes7
- cines7
- cists7
- cites7
- etics7
- niece7
- scene7
- scent7
- sects7
- sices7
- since7
- insets6
- niente6
- seines6
- sennet6
- sennit6
- sensei6
- sinnet6
- steins6
- tenesi6
- tennes6
- tennis6
- tenses6
- cees6
- cent6
- cess6
- cete6
- cine6
- cist6
- cite6
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