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
11
Scrabble
14
Words With Friends
9
Letters
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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