NACREOUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NACREOUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NACREOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NACREOUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NACREOUS
No single letter turns NACREOUS into another word.
How NACREOUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NACREOUS, 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 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NACREOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NACREOUS
- All 8 letters of NACREOUS are different — nothing repeats.
- NACREOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NACREOUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl, with a smooth lustrous play of colours.
Nacreous describes the shimmering inner layer of some shells. Poets stretch it to cloud, skin or sky when light seems to shift through soft rainbow tints. The word is a more elaborate cousin of pearly.
How NACREOUS is used
Literary and scientific, used for shells, buttons and unusual clouds.
- The nacreous lining of the oyster shone in the lamplight.
- High in the winter sky hung a nacreous cloud.
- She chose nacreous buttons for the dress.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NACREOUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NACREOUS
The 8 tiles of NACREOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Shorter words from the letters in NACREOUS
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Common questions about NACREOUS
- Is NACREOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NACREOUS, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NACREOUS worth?
- NACREOUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NACREOUS mean?
- Consisting of or resembling mother-of-pearl, with a smooth lustrous play of colours.
- What letters can be added to NACREOUS?
- No single letter can be added to NACREOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NACREOUS:
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