NANOWIRES is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. NANOWIRES is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NANOWIRES?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NANOWIRES is to know. It scores 12 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NANOWIRES
No single letter turns NANOWIRES into another word.
How NANOWIRES scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NANOWIRES, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NANOWIRES has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NANOWIRES mean in Scrabble?
NANOWIRES is the plural of NANOWIRE.
Shorter words from the letters in NANOWIRES
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Common questions about NANOWIRES
- Is NANOWIRES valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NANOWIRES, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NANOWIRES worth?
- NANOWIRES is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NANOWIRES?
- No single letter can be added to NANOWIRES to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NANOWIRES:
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