Is PENTATONIC a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, PENTATONIC is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does PENTATONIC mean?
- adjective
relating to a pentatonic scale
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
18
Words With Friends
10
Letters
P (3) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + T (1) + O (1) + N (1) + I (1) + C (3) = 14 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 PENTATONIC
PENTATONIC 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 PENTATONIC
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- pittance12
- panettoni11
- apnoeic11
- caption11
- ectopia11
- entopic11
- nepotic11
- paction11
- paeonic11
- patonce11
- picante11
- pinnace11
- cotenant10
- enaction10
- taconite10
- apneic10
- atopic10
- capote10
- catnip10
- incept10
- pectin10
- poetic10
- ptotic10
- tipcat10
- toecap10
- aconite9
- actinon9
- ancient9
- antipot9
- connate9
- contain9
- content9
- nictate9
- patient9
- pinnate9
- pintano9
- pontine9
- taction9
- tetanic9
- tonetic9
- capon9
- capot9
- coapt9
- copen9
- epact9
- optic9
- panic9
- pecan9
- picot9
- ponce9
- topic9
- intonate8
- acetin8
- action8
- aeonic8
- ancone8
- atonic8
- canine8
- cannie8
- cannot8
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