Is SENTINELS a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SENTINELS is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 9 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SENTINELS mean?
Sentinels is a form of SENTINEL.
- noun
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
9
Scrabble
12
Words With Friends
9
Letters
S (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + I (1) + N (1) + E (1) + L (1) + S (1) = 9 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 SENTINELS
SENTINELS 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 SENTINELS
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- liteness8
- sentinel8
- setlines8
- tennises8
- enisles7
- enlists7
- ensiles7
- innless7
- intense7
- lenient7
- lenites7
- linnets7
- lisente7
- listees7
- listens7
- nestles7
- netless7
- seniles7
- sennets7
- sennits7
- sestine7
- setline7
- silents7
- sinnets7
- telesis7
- tennesi7
- tennies7
- tensile7
- tieless7
- tinsels7
- elints6
- elites6
- enisle6
- enlist6
- ensile6
- inlets6
- insets6
- intels6
- islets6
- istles6
- lenite6
- lenses6
- lenten6
- lessen6
- linens6
- linnet6
- listee6
- listen6
- nestle6
- niente6
- seines6
- senile6
- sennet6
- sennit6
- sensei6
- silent6
- sinnet6
- sleets6
- sliest6
- steels6
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