Is TENTACLES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, TENTACLES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 11 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does TENTACLES mean?
Tentacles is a form of TENTACLE.
- noun
something that acts like a tentacle in its ability to grasp and hold
“caught in the tentacles of organized crime”
- noun
any of various elongated tactile or prehensile flexible organs that occur on the head or near the mouth in many animals; used for feeling or grasping or locomotion
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
- Scrabble
- 11
- Words With Friends
- 14
- Letters
- 9
T (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1) + A (1) + C (3) + L (1) + E (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 TENTACLES
TENTACLES 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 TENTACLES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- cleanest10
- telecast10
- tentacle10
- cantles9
- casette9
- celesta9
- centals9
- cetanes9
- cleanse9
- enlaces9
- lancets9
- scalene9
- tenaces9
- ascent8
- cantle8
- castle8
- cattle8
- cental8
- centas8
- cetane8
- cleans8
- cleats8
- eclats8
- elects8
- enacts8
- encase8
- enlace8
- lances8
- lancet8
- seance8
- secant8
- select8
- seneca8
- stacte8
- stance8
- tectal8
- tenace8
- lateens7
- latents7
- lattens7
- leanest7
- neatest7
- nettles7
- talents7
- telnets7
- acnes7
- alecs7
- canes7
- canst7
- cants7
- caste7
- cates7
- cease7
- celts7
- cense7
- cents7
- cesta7
- cetes7
- clans7
- clast7
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