Is SENTENCED a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SENTENCED is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 12 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SENTENCED mean?
Sentenced is a form of SENTENCE.
- noun
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
“he always spoke in grammatical sentences”
- verb
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
“He was condemned to ten years in prison”
- noun
(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
“the conviction came as no surprise”
- noun
the period of time a prisoner is imprisoned
“he served a prison term of 15 months”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
12
Scrabble
15
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (1) + D (2) = 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 SENTENCED
SENTENCED 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.
Anagrams of SENTENCED
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SENTENCED
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- tendences12
- tendence11
- sentence10
- descent10
- scented10
- censed9
- decent9
- secede9
- cedes8
- scend8
- nested7
- tensed7
- cense7
- cents7
- cetes7
- scene7
- scent7
- cede7
- sennet6
- tennes6
- deets6
- denes6
- dense6
- dents6
- needs6
- steed6
- tends6
- cees6
- cent6
- cete6
- sect6
- tecs6
- nenes5
- sente5
- teens5
- tenne5
- tense5
- dees5
- deet5
- dene5
- dens5
- dent5
- ends5
- need5
- seed5
- send5
- sned5
- teds5
- teed5
- tend5
- cee5
- sec5
- tec5
- esne4
- nene4
- nest4
- nets4
- seen4
- sene4
- sent4
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