NAPHTHALIZE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 28 points
It depends on the list you play by. NAPHTHALIZE 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 28 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NAPHTHALIZE?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAPHTHALIZE is to know. It scores 28 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAPHTHALIZE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NAPHTHALIZE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NAPHTHALIZE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAPHTHALIZE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with NAPHTHALIZE
2 longer words begin with NAPHTHALIZE.
Shorter words from the letters in NAPHTHALIZE
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Common questions about NAPHTHALIZE
- Is NAPHTHALIZE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAPHTHALIZE is not in it.
- How many points is NAPHTHALIZE worth?
- NAPHTHALIZE is worth 28 points in Scrabble and 29 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NAPHTHALIZE?
- NAPHTHALIZE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NAPHTHALIZE:
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