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
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
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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