NAPHTHOUS is a valid Scrabble word, but not in Words with Friends — 17 points
Yes for Scrabble. NAPHTHOUS is in Collins and in the North American lists, so it stands in any Scrabble game. Words with Friends keeps a separate list and does not accept it.
n1a1p3h4t1h4o1u1s1
PlayableNAPHTHOUS · 9 letters · 17 pts Scrabble · 18 pts WWF
17points in Scrabble
18points in Words with Friends
9letters
0hooks available
Which word lists accept NAPHTHOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 28 / 100
28WORD POWER
Points per tile 35%1.89
Hooks 25%0
Bingo potential 20%no
Tile availability 20%4.78%
Our own measure of how useful NAPHTHOUS is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAPHTHOUS
No single letter turns NAPHTHOUS into another word.
How NAPHTHOUS scores
Scrabble n1a1p3h4t1h4o1u1s1 17
Words with Friends n2a1p4h3t1h3o1u2s1 18
Face value of the 9 tiles in NAPHTHOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 2 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAPHTHOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
Shorter words from the letters in NAPHTHOUS
aphthous16 outspan9 pathos11 potash11 tophus11 unhasp11 upshot11 haunts9 sunhat9 unhats9 unshot9 aspout8 pantos8 puntos8 putons8 unstop8 tauons6 hapus10 opahs10 ouphs10 paths10 phons10 phots10 phuts10 puhas10 shtup10 staph10 tophs10 hants8 hauns8 haunt8 hoast8 hosta8 houts8 hunts8 noahs8 oaths8 shant8 shoat8 shout8
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Common questions about NAPHTHOUS
- Is NAPHTHOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NAPHTHOUS is not in it.
- How many points is NAPHTHOUS worth?
- NAPHTHOUS is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NAPHTHOUS?
- No single letter can be added to NAPHTHOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NAPHTHOUS:
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