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Sentinel

/ˈsɛntɪnəl/

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts8 letters
Definition of Sentinel

noun

  1. A sentry, watch, or guard.
  2. A private soldier.
  3. A unique string of characters recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way; a keyword.

    "The tag is a sentinel that suspends web-page processing and displays the subsequent text literally."

  4. A sentinel crab.
  5. A sign of a health risk (e.g. a disease, an adverse effect).

    "sentinel animals can be used to explore endemic diseases."

verb

  1. To watch over as a guard.

    "He sentineled the north wall."

  2. To post as guard.

    "He sentineled him on the north wall."

  3. To post a guard for.

    "He sentineled the north wall with just one man."

Anagrams of Sentinel

No exact anagrams found for "sentinel". This word has a unique letter combination.

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "sentinel" and rearranging:

+ssentinels
+yintensely
Related Word Patterns
SE...Words starting with "se"...ELWords ending with "el"All 8-letter wordsUnscramble "sentinel"
Letter Values
s1
e1
n1
t1
i1
n1
e1
l1

Total: 8 Scrabble points

Word Tools
Find Anagrams of "sentinel"All 8-Letter WordsWords Starting With "S"
Rhymes With Sentinel
aasvogelaerogelaludelangelantechapelantinovelantiparallelantipersonnelapparelappelarchangelariel
Related 8-Letter Words
sabatonssabayonssabbathssabbaticsaberingsabotagesaboteursabulosesabuloussacatonssaccadessaccadicsaccularsacculessacculus

Word Validity & Sources

SOWPODS (International Scrabble): Valid
TWL (US/Canada Scrabble): Valid
Words With Friends: Valid
Last verified: December 2024

Dictionary data sourced from SOWPODS (178,691 words), combining TWL (Tournament Word List) and the Collins Scrabble Words dictionary. Definitions from Free Dictionary API and Wordnik.

About the Word "Sentinel"

Sentinel is a 8-letter word that scores 8 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words With Friends.

Using "Sentinel" in Word Games

When playing Scrabble or Words With Friends, "sentinel" is a low-scoring word.