NARTHEX is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NARTHEX is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NARTHEX?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 56 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NARTHEX is to know. It scores 17 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NARTHEX
No single letter turns NARTHEX into another word.
How NARTHEX scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NARTHEX, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| x | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 343,098.
What does NARTHEX mean in Scrabble?
noun
An entrance hall or porch at the west end of a church.
In early Christian churches the narthex was where those not yet admitted to the main worship space stood. In modern churches it is the lobby where people greet each other and pick up service sheets.
How NARTHEX is used
Used in architecture and church life for the space just inside the main doors.
- Visitors waited in the narthex until the service began.
- The notice board hangs on the wall of the narthex.
- A carved screen separates the narthex from the nave.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NARTHEX and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NARTHEX
1 longer words begin with NARTHEX.
Shorter words from the letters in NARTHEX
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Common questions about NARTHEX
- Is NARTHEX valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NARTHEX, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NARTHEX worth?
- NARTHEX is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NARTHEX mean?
- An entrance hall or porch at the west end of a church.
- What letters can be added to NARTHEX?
- No single letter can be added to NARTHEX to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NARTHEX:
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