Is SENTIENCE a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SENTIENCE is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SENTIENCE mean?
- noun
state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
“the crash intruded on his awareness”
- noun
the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
“in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
- noun
the readiness to perceive sensations; elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
“gave sentience to slugs and newts”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + E (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 SENTIENCE
Single letters that turn SENTIENCE into another valid word in US Scrabble. Hooks let you extend a word already on the board.
Front hooks0
None. Nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks1
Anagrams of SENTIENCE
Words that use exactly the same letters.
Words you can make from SENTIENCE
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- enceintes11
- enceinte10
- nescient10
- sentence10
- entices9
- incense9
- incents9
- entice8
- incent8
- incest8
- insect8
- nicest8
- nieces8
- intense7
- tennesi7
- tennies7
- cense7
- cents7
- cesti7
- cetes7
- cines7
- cites7
- etics7
- niece7
- scene7
- scent7
- since7
- niente6
- sennet6
- sennit6
- sinnet6
- tenesi6
- tennes6
- tennis6
- cees6
- cent6
- cete6
- cine6
- cist6
- cite6
- etic6
- ices6
- nice6
- sect6
- sice6
- tecs6
- tics6
- inset5
- neist5
- nenes5
- nines5
- nites5
- seine5
- sente5
- senti5
- stein5
- teens5
- teins5
- tenne5
- tense5
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