NATIONWIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NATIONWIDE 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 NATIONWIDE?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NATIONWIDE is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NATIONWIDE
No single letter turns NATIONWIDE into another word.
How NATIONWIDE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NATIONWIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NATIONWIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NATIONWIDE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Extending throughout a whole country.
A nationwide strike or campaign reaches every region instead of just one city. The same word also works as an adverb, as in broadcast nationwide.
How NATIONWIDE is used
Common in news, as in a nationwide search or nationwide sale.
- Police launched a nationwide search for the missing car.
- The shop ran a nationwide sale over the weekend.
- A nationwide survey asked voters about the new law.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NATIONWIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NATIONWIDE
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Common questions about NATIONWIDE
- Is NATIONWIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NATIONWIDE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NATIONWIDE worth?
- NATIONWIDE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NATIONWIDE mean?
- Extending throughout a whole country.
- What letters can be added to NATIONWIDE?
- No single letter can be added to NATIONWIDE to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NATIONWIDE:
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