NAPHTHALIN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAPHTHALIN 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 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NAPHTHALIN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAPHTHALIN is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAPHTHALIN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAPHTHALIN scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NAPHTHALIN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAPHTHALIN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NAPHTHALIN
- NAPHTHALIN begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with NAPHTHALIN
3 longer words begin with NAPHTHALIN.
Shorter words from the letters in NAPHTHALIN
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Common questions about NAPHTHALIN
- Is NAPHTHALIN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAPHTHALIN is not in it.
- How many points is NAPHTHALIN worth?
- NAPHTHALIN is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NAPHTHALIN?
- NAPHTHALIN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NAPHTHALIN:
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