NAUMACHY is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. NAUMACHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAUMACHY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAUMACHY is to know. It scores 18 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAUMACHY
No single letter turns NAUMACHY into another word.
How NAUMACHY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NAUMACHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAUMACHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NAUMACHY mean in Scrabble?
noun
historical
A staged sea battle put on as a public show, especially in ancient Rome, or the place where it was held.
Roman emperors flooded arenas or dug basins to hold a naumachy, with real ships and crews. Such shows were a costly display of imperial power. The longer form naumachia means the same.
How NAUMACHY is used
Used in history and classical studies.
- The emperor staged a naumachy on an artificial lake.
- Crowds gathered to watch the naumachy.
- A naumachy needed hundreds of rowers.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAUMACHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NAUMACHY
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Common questions about NAUMACHY
- Is NAUMACHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAUMACHY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAUMACHY worth?
- NAUMACHY is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAUMACHY mean?
- A staged sea battle put on as a public show, especially in ancient Rome, or the place where it was held.
- What letters can be added to NAUMACHY?
- No single letter can be added to NAUMACHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NAUMACHY:
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