NAPRAPATHY is a valid Scrabble word — 20 points
Yes. NAPRAPATHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 20 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAPRAPATHY?
| 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 NAPRAPATHY is to know. It scores 20 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAPRAPATHY
No single letter turns NAPRAPATHY into another word.
How NAPRAPATHY scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NAPRAPATHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAPRAPATHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NAPRAPATHY mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A drugless system of treatment that uses manual manipulation of muscles, joints and connective tissue to ease pain.
Naprapathy grew up in the early twentieth century and is practised mostly in a few countries, among them parts of Scandinavia and the United States. Its followers blame many aches on strained ligaments and soft tissue. It resembles chiropractic care, though the emphasis falls on soft tissue rather than on the spine alone.
How NAPRAPATHY is used
Appears in health articles and in discussions of alternative medicine.
- She tried naprapathy for her stiff neck after months of desk work.
- Naprapathy relies on hands-on techniques instead of medication.
- He studied naprapathy at a small college abroad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAPRAPATHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NAPRAPATHY
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Common questions about NAPRAPATHY
- Is NAPRAPATHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAPRAPATHY, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAPRAPATHY worth?
- NAPRAPATHY is worth 20 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAPRAPATHY mean?
- A drugless system of treatment that uses manual manipulation of muscles, joints and connective tissue to ease pain.
- What letters can be added to NAPRAPATHY?
- No single letter can be added to NAPRAPATHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NAPRAPATHY:
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