Is SENTIENCY a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SENTIENCY is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 14 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SENTIENCY mean?
- 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”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
14
Scrabble
—
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + E (1) + N (1) + C (3) + Y (4) = 14 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsNot listed
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 SENTIENCY
SENTIENCY 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 SENTIENCY
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cysteine13
- cystein12
- cystine12
- encyst11
- nicety11
- nescient10
- syenite10
- sycee10
- yince10
- entices9
- incense9
- incents9
- ninety9
- teensy9
- yentes9
- city9
- cyst9
- syce9
- sync9
- entice8
- incent8
- incest8
- insect8
- nicest8
- nieces8
- eensy8
- teeny8
- tenny8
- tinny8
- tiyns8
- tyees8
- tyins8
- tynes8
- yeets8
- yente8
- yetis8
- icy8
- intense7
- tennesi7
- tennies7
- cense7
- cents7
- cesti7
- cetes7
- cines7
- cites7
- etics7
- niece7
- scene7
- scent7
- since7
- eyen7
- eyes7
- eyne7
- snye7
- stey7
- stye7
- syne7
- tiny7
- tiyn7
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