What does BENT mean?

Pronunciation
/bɛnt/
Letters
4
Scrabble score
6
Words With Friends score
8
How common
Fairly common

Meaning

noun

  1. a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way“the set of his mind was obvious”
  2. grass for pastures and lawns especially bowling and putting greens
  3. an area of grassland unbounded by fences or hedges
  4. a special way of doing something“he had a bent for it”

adjective

  1. fixed in your purpose“bent on going to the theater”
  2. used of the back and knees; stooped“on bended knee”
  3. of metal e.g.“bent nails”

Definitions from Princeton WordNet 3.0.

Other forms

bents7

Anagrams of BENT

No other word in the ENABLE list uses exactly these letters.

Words inside BENT

9 shorter words can be made from these letters. Here are the most useful.

ben5 bet5 neb5net3 ten3 be4 en2 et2ne2

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Questions

Is BENT a valid word in word games?

BENT is in the ENABLE word list, which many word games use, so it is very likely to be accepted. Check your game's own dictionary if a play is challenged.

How many points is BENT worth?

BENT is worth 6 points with Scrabble letter values and 8 with Words With Friends values, before any bonus squares.

What words can you make from BENT?

9 other words, including BE, TEN, BET and NET.