NASTURTIUM is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NASTURTIUM is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NASTURTIUM?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NASTURTIUM is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NASTURTIUM
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nasturtiumsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NASTURTIUM scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NASTURTIUM, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NASTURTIUM has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NASTURTIUM mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A garden plant with round leaves and bright orange, yellow or red flowers, whose leaves and petals can be eaten.
The nasturtium is easy to grow and brightens borders and window boxes. Its peppery leaves are added to salads, and the name also belongs to a group of cress plants.
How NASTURTIUM is used
Used in gardening and cooking.
- A nasturtium climbed up the garden fence.
- We put nasturtium petals in the salad.
- The nasturtium flowers glowed orange in the sun.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NASTURTIUM and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NASTURTIUM
1 longer words begin with NASTURTIUM.
Shorter words from the letters in NASTURTIUM
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Common questions about NASTURTIUM
- Is NASTURTIUM valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NASTURTIUM, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NASTURTIUM worth?
- NASTURTIUM is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NASTURTIUM mean?
- A garden plant with round leaves and bright orange, yellow or red flowers, whose leaves and petals can be eaten.
- What letters can be added to NASTURTIUM?
- NASTURTIUM takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NASTURTIUM:
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