NATIONALITY is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NATIONALITY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NATIONALITY?
| 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 NATIONALITY is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NATIONALITY
No single letter turns NATIONALITY into another word.
How NATIONALITY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NATIONALITY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NATIONALITY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NATIONALITY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The legal status of belonging to a particular nation, or a group of people united by a common national identity.
Nationality is what a passport records, and it can differ from where a person was born or lives. People also use it for an ethnic group within a larger state, or for the distinct character of a people.
How NATIONALITY is used
Very common on forms, in law and in discussions of identity.
- The form asks for your name, age and nationality.
- She holds dual nationality, French and Canadian.
- Her nationality did not stop the team from choosing her.
- He applied to change his nationality after ten years abroad.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NATIONALITY and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NATIONALITY
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Common questions about NATIONALITY
- Is NATIONALITY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NATIONALITY, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NATIONALITY worth?
- NATIONALITY is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NATIONALITY mean?
- The legal status of belonging to a particular nation, or a group of people united by a common national identity.
- What letters can be added to NATIONALITY?
- No single letter can be added to NATIONALITY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NATIONALITY:
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