NAUPLIUS is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NAUPLIUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAUPLIUS?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NAUPLIUS is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAUPLIUS
No single letter turns NAUPLIUS into another word.
How NAUPLIUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NAUPLIUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAUPLIUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NAUPLIUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The first larval stage of many crustaceans, having an unsegmented body and a single central eye.
A nauplius looks nothing like the adult shrimp or barnacle it will become. It swims with three pairs of limbs and then grows through further stages. Students of marine life meet the nauplius early in their lessons.
How NAUPLIUS is used
A zoology term; the plural is nauplii.
- The nauplius hatched from the egg and drifted with the plankton.
- Each nauplius has a single simple eye at the front.
- A barnacle begins life as a nauplius in open water.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAUPLIUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NAUPLIUS
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Common questions about NAUPLIUS
- Is NAUPLIUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAUPLIUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAUPLIUS worth?
- NAUPLIUS is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAUPLIUS mean?
- The first larval stage of many crustaceans, having an unsegmented body and a single central eye.
- What letters can be added to NAUPLIUS?
- No single letter can be added to NAUPLIUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NAUPLIUS:
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