NANOPARTICLE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NANOPARTICLE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NANOPARTICLE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NANOPARTICLE is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NANOPARTICLE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nanoparticlesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NANOPARTICLE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NANOPARTICLE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NANOPARTICLE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NANOPARTICLE mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
A speck of material only a few billionths of a metre across.
At that tiny size a nanoparticle behaves differently from the same substance in bulk, which is why gold ones look red and some carry drugs into cells. Sunscreens, paints and medical research all make use of the nanoparticle.
How NANOPARTICLE is used
Standard in materials science, medicine and industry.
- Each nanoparticle is thousands of times thinner than a hair.
- Researchers coated the nanoparticle with a drug.
- A silver nanoparticle can kill certain bacteria.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NANOPARTICLE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NANOPARTICLE
1 longer words begin with NANOPARTICLE.
Shorter words from the letters in NANOPARTICLE
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Common questions about NANOPARTICLE
- Is NANOPARTICLE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NANOPARTICLE, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NANOPARTICLE worth?
- NANOPARTICLE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NANOPARTICLE mean?
- A speck of material only a few billionths of a metre across.
- What letters can be added to NANOPARTICLE?
- NANOPARTICLE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NANOPARTICLE:
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