NACELLE is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NACELLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NACELLE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NACELLE is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NACELLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nacellesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NACELLE scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NACELLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 374,288.
What does NACELLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A streamlined casing on an aircraft, typically housing an engine.
On a wing-mounted jet the nacelle is the pod that holds the engine and reduces drag. The same word is used for the housing at the top of a wind turbine, and for the passenger car of an airship.
How NACELLE is used
Nacelle is used in aviation and in wind-power engineering.
- Fire broke out in the left nacelle.
- Engineers climbed inside the turbine nacelle for repairs.
- The airship's nacelle carried the crew and passengers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NACELLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NACELLE
1 longer words begin with NACELLE.
Shorter words from the letters in NACELLE
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Common questions about NACELLE
- Is NACELLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NACELLE, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NACELLE worth?
- NACELLE is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NACELLE mean?
- A streamlined casing on an aircraft, typically housing an engine.
- What letters can be added to NACELLE?
- NACELLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NACELLE:
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