A complete, filterable list of 205+ English words ending in -ENT — with definitions, word types, and difficulty ratings.
The "-ent" suffix comes from the Latin present participle ending "-entem." In English it produces adjectives of ongoing quality (silent, urgent, decent) and nouns for people in a role (student, president, resident). It is the sibling of "-ant," the two suffixes often competing for the same slot with no clear rule — which is why "dependent" and "independent" coexist with "dependant."
Part of speech: Adjectives meaning "being in the process of" or "having the quality of" (different, patient, silent), plus agent nouns for people (student, resident, president).
Knowing the "-ent"/"-ant" distinction helps in Scrabble because both forms can be valid. When in doubt, remember that scientific and learned words tend to use "-ent" while older French-routed words often use "-ant."
This list includes 205 English words ending in -ent, drawn from a curated dictionary of 10,000+ words spanning everyday vocabulary, academic terms, and word-game forms. The count focuses on base forms; inflected variants (e.g. plurals or conjugations) are counted separately.
Common examples from this list include: Content, Depart. Use the difficulty filter above to browse easy, medium, or hard words separately.
Adjectives meaning "being in the process of" or "having the quality of" (different, patient, silent), plus agent nouns for people (student, resident, president). Use the "Type" filter above to narrow the list to nouns, verbs, adjectives, or adverbs specifically.
Most standard words on this list are accepted in major Scrabble dictionaries (TWL, SOWPODS). Some hard-difficulty words are archaic, borrowed, or dialect forms whose validity can vary between rulesets — always verify against the official word list for your competition or app.