NACRE is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NACRE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NACRE?
| 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: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NACRE is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NACRE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NACRE scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NACRE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 9,682.
What stands out about NACRE
- The same 5 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NACRE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A hard, iridescent substance, known as mother-of-pearl, that lines the inside of the shells of certain mollusks.
Nacre is built up in thin layers by oysters, mussels and other shellfish, and it produces the shimmering, rainbow-like sheen prized in jewellery and buttons. The same material forms the outer coating of a natural pearl, since pearls grow when a mollusk deposits nacre around a small irritant inside its shell. Because of its strength and shifting colours, nacre has been used decoratively for thousands of years.
How NACRE is used
Common technical and everyday term, often used interchangeably with mother-of-pearl.
- The comb was inlaid with strips of pale nacre.
- A pearl forms as nacre builds up around a grain of sand.
- Craftsmen carved buttons from thick pieces of nacre.
- Sunlight caught the nacre lining of the opened shell.
- The old guitar had a fingerboard decorated with nacre.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NACRE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NACRE
The 5 tiles of NACRE in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NACRE
3 longer words begin with NACRE.
Words ending in NACRE
2 words end in NACRE. Useful as a back hook: play NACRE onto a word already on the board.
Words with NACRE inside
8 words contain NACRE in the middle. Words that start with NACRE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NACRE
Common questions about NACRE
- Is NACRE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NACRE, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NACRE worth?
- NACRE is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NACRE mean?
- A hard, iridescent substance, known as mother-of-pearl, that lines the inside of the shells of certain mollusks.
- What letters can be added to NACRE?
- NACRE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NACRE:
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