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Is RENT a Scrabble Word?

Yes, RENT is a valid Scrabble word. It is used as a noun and a verb, most often meaning “a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service”.

Quick answer

Is RENT a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. RENT is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends, and it has 1 anagram: TERN.

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Letters
4
Scrabble
4 pts
Words With Friends
5 pts
Anagrams
1
Familiarity
100th percentile

RENT meaning and definition

RENT has 4 common senses and works as a noun and a verb. The most common meaning is listed first.

RENT as a noun

  1. A payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service.
  2. An opening made forcibly as by pulling apart.

RENT as a verb

  1. Let for money.
  2. Grant use or occupation of under a term of contract.

RENT Scrabble score and Words With Friends points

RENT scores 4 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. The highest-value tile is R, worth 1 in Scrabble.

Letter-by-letter tile values

LetterScrabbleWords With Friends
R11
E11
N12
T11
Total45

RENT on premium squares

On a double word square RENT scores 8 in Scrabble; on a triple word square, 12. Putting R on a triple letter square instead adds 2 points. Its face value is low, so placement matters more than the tiles: land it across a word square to make it pay. At 4 letters it fits tight spots on a crowded board.

Rearranging the letters of RENT

1 word uses exactly the same 4 letters as RENT. See all anagrams of RENT.

  • tern4

Shorter words hiding in RENT

The letters R, E, N, T make 11 shorter words, up to 3 letters long. Most common first. Unscramble RENT: all 11 words.

  • net3
  • ten3
  • er2
  • ne2
  • re2
  • te2
  • en2
  • ern3
  • ret3
  • et2
  • ren3

Words like RENT

One-letter changes to RENT, useful for word ladders and board hooks.

Change one letter in RENT

  • rest4
  • vent7
  • bent6
  • dent5
  • tent4
  • rant4
  • cent6
  • kent8
  • gent5
  • sent4
  • rend5
  • lent4
  • pent6
  • runt4
  • fent7
  • hent7
  • ment6
  • reft7

Add one letter to RENT

  • brent7
  • rente5
  • drent6
  • prent7
  • rents5
  • urent5
  • yrent8

Remove one letter from RENT

  • ret3
  • ren3

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RENT word facts

RENT is a 4-letter word with 4 distinct letters: 1 vowel (E) and 3 consonants. It starts with R and ends with T. By corpus frequency, RENT is among the top 1% most familiar words in the dictionary.

Holding the letters R, E, N, T on your rack? The word unscrambler lists every word they make, sorted by score, and the anagram solver finds words that use all 4 of them. To check another word before you play it, use the Scrabble word checker.

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RENT Scrabble word FAQ

Is RENT a Scrabble word?

Yes. RENT is a valid 4-letter word in Scrabble and Words With Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words With Friends before premium squares.

What does RENT mean?

RENT is used as a noun and a verb. Its most common meaning is “a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service”.

How many points is RENT worth in Scrabble?

RENT is worth 4 points in Scrabble: R (1) + E (1) + N (1) + T (1). On a double word square it scores 8, and on a triple word square 12.

How many points is RENT in Words With Friends?

RENT is worth 5 points in Words With Friends, which uses different tile values from Scrabble.

What are the anagrams of RENT?

RENT has 1 anagram: TERN. Each uses exactly the same letters.

What words can you make from the letters in RENT?

You can make 11 shorter words from the letters in RENT, including NET, TEN, ER and NE.

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