Is PENTATHLETES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENTATHLETES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 17 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENTATHLETES mean?
Pentathletes is a form of PENTATHLETE.
- noun
an athlete who competes in a pentathlon
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
17
Scrabble
19
Words With Friends
12
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + H (4) + L (1) + E (1) + T (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 17 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 PENTATHLETES
PENTATHLETES 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 PENTATHLETES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pentathlete16
- elephants14
- telepaths14
- elephant13
- haptenes13
- heeltaps13
- heptanes13
- phattest13
- phenates13
- telepath13
- haptene12
- haptens12
- heeltap12
- heptane12
- peahens12
- phenate12
- sheeple12
- patentees11
- aesthete11
- athletes11
- alephs11
- hapten11
- peahen11
- shapen11
- spahee11
- spathe11
- sphene11
- palettes10
- patentee10
- septette10
- athlete10
- esthete10
- ethanes10
- ethenes10
- hantles10
- lethean10
- shtetel10
- stealth10
- teethes10
- aleph10
- ephas10
- heaps10
- helps10
- paths10
- phase10
- plash10
- shape10
- sheep10
- shlep10
- staph10
- thesp10
- nepetas9
- palette9
- patents9
- pattens9
- pattest9
- peltast9
- peltate9
- penates9
- pettles9
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