Is SEDENTARY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SEDENTARY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SEDENTARY mean?
- adjective
requiring sitting or little activity
“forced by illness to lead a sedentary life”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
13
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + D (2) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + R (1) + Y (4) = 13 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 SEDENTARY
SEDENTARY 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 SEDENTARY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- andesyte12
- estrayed12
- yearends12
- deanery11
- dentary11
- strayed11
- yearend11
- yearned11
- yeasted11
- styrene10
- yestern10
- denary10
- derays10
- dryest10
- dynast10
- redeny10
- redyes10
- stayed10
- steady10
- syndet10
- trendy10
- yarned10
- yeaned10
- eatery9
- estray9
- senary9
- sentry9
- sneery9
- stayer9
- teensy9
- yarest9
- yearns9
- yentas9
- yentes9
- yester9
- deary9
- deray9
- drays9
- dryas9
- dyers9
- dynes9
- needy9
- nerdy9
- randy9
- rayed9
- ready9
- redye9
- reedy9
- rynds9
- sandy9
- sayed9
- seedy9
- styed9
- tardy9
- tyned9
- tyred9
- yards9
- darnest8
- dearest8
- derates8
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