NAETHING is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NAETHING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAETHING?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAETHING is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAETHING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
naethingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAETHING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NAETHING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAETHING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NAETHING mean in Scrabble?
noun
Scots
The Scots word for nothing.
In Scots speech and verse, naething stands where English would put nothing. Readers of Burns and other Scottish poets meet it often.
How NAETHING is used
A Scots form, used in dialect writing and poetry.
- There was naething left in the pot.
- He had naething to say.
- Naething ventured, naething gained.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAETHING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAETHING
1 longer words begin with NAETHING.
Shorter words from the letters in NAETHING
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Common questions about NAETHING
- Is NAETHING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAETHING, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAETHING worth?
- NAETHING is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAETHING mean?
- The Scots word for nothing.
- What letters can be added to NAETHING?
- NAETHING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NAETHING:
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