Is REPELLENTS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, REPELLENTS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does REPELLENTS mean?
Repellents is a form of REPELLENT.
- noun
a compound with which fabrics are treated to repel water
- noun
a chemical substance that repels animals
- noun
the power to repel
“she knew many repellents to his advances”
- adjective
serving or tending to repel
“he became rebarbative and prickly and spiteful”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
10
Letters
R (1) + E (1) + P (3) + E (1) + L (1) + L (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + S (1) = 12 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 REPELLENTS
REPELLENTS 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 REPELLENTS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- repellent11
- preteens10
- pretells10
- pretense10
- repletes10
- terpenes10
- peelers9
- pellets9
- pelters9
- penster9
- petrels9
- presell9
- present9
- preteen9
- pretell9
- repents9
- replete9
- respell9
- respelt9
- serpent9
- sleeper9
- speller9
- spelter9
- steepen9
- steeper9
- steeple9
- terpene9
- lepers8
- peeler8
- pellet8
- pelter8
- pensee8
- pester8
- pestle8
- peters8
- petrel8
- preens8
- preset8
- repels8
- repent8
- spleen8
- splent8
- sprent8
- tepees8
- entrees7
- nestler7
- relents7
- retells7
- retenes7
- sneller7
- stelene7
- teeners7
- tellers7
- epees7
- leper7
- neeps7
- peels7
- peens7
- peers7
- peles7
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