NANOSECOND is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NANOSECOND is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NANOSECOND?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NANOSECOND is to know. It scores 13 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NANOSECOND
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nanosecondsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NANOSECOND scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NANOSECOND, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NANOSECOND has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NANOSECOND mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
One billionth of a second.
A nanosecond is almost impossibly brief; in that time light travels only about thirty centimetres. Computer engineers talk about nanosecond timings when they measure how fast a chip can react.
How NANOSECOND is used
Used in computing, physics and, loosely, to mean an extremely short moment.
- The processor responds in less than a nanosecond.
- Light covers roughly a foot in one nanosecond.
- For a nanosecond he hesitated before pressing the button.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NANOSECOND and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NANOSECOND
1 longer words begin with NANOSECOND.
Shorter words from the letters in NANOSECOND
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Common questions about NANOSECOND
- Is NANOSECOND valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NANOSECOND, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NANOSECOND worth?
- NANOSECOND is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NANOSECOND mean?
- One billionth of a second.
- What letters can be added to NANOSECOND?
- NANOSECOND takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NANOSECOND:
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