NATION is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NATION is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NATION?
| 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: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NATION is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NATION
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NATION scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NATION, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,440.
What stands out about NATION
- NATION begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NATION mean in Scrabble?
noun
A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, usually inhabiting a particular territory under one government.
A nation is defined less by borders alone than by the shared identity of its people, which can include language, history, customs and a sense of common origin. Many nations correspond to a single independent state, but the two ideas are not identical, since a nation can also mean a people who share an identity without controlling their own state. The word is used both formally, in politics and law, and informally, in everyday talk about countries. In North America the term is also used for a Native American people or confederation, such as the Cherokee Nation.
How NATION is used
Common word used in everyday, political and legal contexts to describe a country or a people bound by shared identity.
- The whole nation celebrated the anniversary together.
- Leaders from every nation attended the summit.
- The nation elected a new government last spring.
- Trade between the two nations grew steadily.
- The tribe is recognised today as a sovereign nation.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NATION and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NATION
The 6 tiles of NATION in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NATION
Showing 24 of 30 words that begin with NATION.
Shorter words from the letters in NATION
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Common questions about NATION
- Is NATION valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NATION, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NATION worth?
- NATION is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NATION mean?
- A large body of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, usually inhabiting a particular territory under one government.
- What letters can be added to NATION?
- NATION takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NATION:
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