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Nescient

n 1e 1s 1c 3i 1e 1n 1t 1

About 2 syllables

adjective · 8 letters · Uncommon

  • Scrabble US & Canada : valid
  • Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
  • Words With Friends : valid
  • Wordle : not valid

What does nescient mean?

adjective

  1. holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible

    Synonymsunbelieving

  2. uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

    “an ignorant man”

    Synonymsignorantunlearnedunlettered

Is NESCIENT a valid word?

Game / word listValid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL) Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS) Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE) Yes
Wordle (guess list) No

How many points is NESCIENT worth?

Scrabble

10 pts
n 1e 1s 1c 3i 1e 1n 1t 1

Words With Friends

13 pts
n 2e 1s 1c 4i 1e 1n 2t 1

Wordfeud

11 pts
n 1e 1s 1c 4i 1e 1n 1t 1

NYT Crossplay

10 pts
n 1e 1s 1c 3i 1e 1n 1t 1

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

Words from the letters in NESCIENT

Hooks for NESCIENT

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

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

nescients

Words that end like NESCIENT

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

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All words ending in -IENT

Nescient: quick answers

Is NESCIENT a valid Scrabble word?
Yes. NESCIENT is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 10 points before board bonuses.
How many points is NESCIENT worth?
NESCIENT scores 10 points in Scrabble, 13 in Words With Friends, 11 in Wordfeud and 10 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.
What does nescient mean?
As an adjective, nescient means “holding that only material phenomena can be known and knowledge of spiritual matters or ultimate causes is impossible”. It has 2 meanings in total, listed above.
What words can you make with the letters in NESCIENT?
You can make 139 shorter words from NESCIENT, such as ENTICES, INCENSE, INCENTS, CTENES. See the full list.