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Gents

Q: What does gents mean?

gents is the plural of gent, which means “informal abbreviation of `gentleman'”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

g ₂e ₁n ₁t ₁s ₁

About 1 syllable

noun · 5 letters · Common · plural of gent

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : valid

What does gents mean?

noun

informal abbreviation of `gentleman'
a boy or man
“that chap is your host”
Synonymschap fellow feller fella lad
port city in northwestern Belgium and industrial center; famous for cloth industry
Synonymsgand ghent

Definitions shown for gent, the base form of gents.

Is GENTS a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	Yes

How many points is GENTS worth?

Scrabble

6 pts

g ₂e ₁n ₁t ₁s ₁

Words With Friends

8 pts

g ₃e ₁n ₂t ₁s ₁

Wordfeud

7 pts

g ₃e ₁n ₁t ₁s ₁

NYT Crossplay

8 pts

g ₄e ₁n ₁t ₁s ₁

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in GENTS

Best shorter words top 30 of 31

engs 5 gens 5 gent 5 gest 5 gets 5 negs 5 tegs 5 eng 4 gen 4 get 4 neg 4 nest 4 nets 4 seg 4 sent 4 sten 4 teg 4 tens 4 ens 3 est 3 net 3 sen 3 set 3 ten 3 tes 3 en 2 es 2 et 2 ne 2 st 2

See all 31 words made from GENTS

Hooks for GENTS

Add one letter to the front or back of GENTS to make another word.

Front hooks

agents

Back hooks

None

Words that end like GENTS

Common words that share the ending -ENTS, handy for rhymes, poems and wordplay. Matches are based on spelling, so a few may not rhyme exactly.

bents cents dents rents tents vents scents events invents comments contents elements presents prevents students arguments documents movements components implements represents statements experiments arrangements

All words ending in -ENTS

Gents: quick answers

Is GENTS a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. GENTS is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 6 points before board bonuses.

How many points is GENTS worth?

GENTS scores 6 points in Scrabble, 8 in Words With Friends, 7 in Wordfeud and 8 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What does gents mean?

gents is the plural of gent, which means “informal abbreviation of `gentleman'”. It has 3 meanings in total, listed above.

What words can you make with the letters in GENTS?

You can make 31 shorter words from GENTS, such as ENGS, GENS, GENT, GEST. See the full list.