Is SENTENTIOUS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SENTENTIOUS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SENTENTIOUS mean?
- adjective
abounding in or given to pompous or aphoristic moralizing
“too often the significant episode deteriorates into sententious conversation”
- adjective
concise and full of meaning
“welcomed her pithy comments”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + O (1) + U (1) + S (1) = 11 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 SENTENTIOUS
SENTENTIOUS 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 SENTENTIOUS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- intensest9
- noisettes9
- nuttiness9
- sentients9
- snoutiest9
- sostenuti9
- teosintes9
- tinstones9
- ensuites8
- essonite8
- neustons8
- noisette8
- nonissue8
- nonsuits8
- nutsiest8
- sentient8
- stoniest8
- stoutens8
- sunniest8
- sunstone8
- tennises8
- tennists8
- tensions8
- teosinte8
- tinstone8
- tontines8
- unsonsie8
- ensuite7
- eosines7
- intense7
- intents7
- intones7
- neuston7
- nonsuit7
- nonuses7
- nosiest7
- oneness7
- onesies7
- outseen7
- outsees7
- outsets7
- outsins7
- outsits7
- sennets7
- sennits7
- sestine7
- setouts7
- sinnets7
- sonnets7
- sonnies7
- stetson7
- stotins7
- stouten7
- suttees7
- tennesi7
- tennies7
- tennist7
- tensest7
- tension7
- tenutos7
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