NAUTILUS is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NAUTILUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NAUTILUS?
| 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 NAUTILUS is to know. It scores 8 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NAUTILUS
No single letter turns NAUTILUS into another word.
How NAUTILUS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NAUTILUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NAUTILUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NAUTILUS mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A sea mollusc with a coiled shell and many tentacles, living in the warm Pacific and Indian oceans.
The nautilus is often called a living fossil because its body plan has changed little over a very long time. Its coiled shell, divided into gas-filled compartments that help it float, is a familiar pattern in design and mathematics.
How NAUTILUS is used
Nautilus names the animal and its shell, and it has also been used as a name for ships.
- The museum displayed a cut shell of a nautilus.
- A nautilus adjusts its buoyancy using gas in its shell.
- Divers rarely see a nautilus in daylight.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NAUTILUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NAUTILUS
1 longer words begin with NAUTILUS.
Shorter words from the letters in NAUTILUS
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Common questions about NAUTILUS
- Is NAUTILUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NAUTILUS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NAUTILUS worth?
- NAUTILUS is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NAUTILUS mean?
- A sea mollusc with a coiled shell and many tentacles, living in the warm Pacific and Indian oceans.
- What letters can be added to NAUTILUS?
- No single letter can be added to NAUTILUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NAUTILUS:
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