NEAT is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NEAT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 5 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEAT?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEAT is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEAT
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEAT scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NEAT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,009.
What stands out about NEAT
- The same 4 tiles also spell 4 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEAT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Tidy and orderly in appearance, arranged carefully and without mess or clutter.
Neat describes things kept in good order, from a neat room to neat handwriting, and by extension it describes a person who habitually keeps things that way. The same word also describes a drink such as whisky served without ice or a mixer. Across these uses, the core idea is the absence of mess or unnecessary addition.
How NEAT is used
Very common in everyday speech; also used informally to mean impressive or clever ("that trick was neat").
- She kept her desk neat despite a heavy workload.
- His neat handwriting made the letter easy to read.
- He asked for his whisky neat, without ice.
- The garden was neat, with every hedge trimmed evenly.
- A neat row of shoes lined the hallway.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEAT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEAT
The 4 tiles of NEAT in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NEAT
15 longer words begin with NEAT.
Words ending in NEAT
1 words end in NEAT. Useful as a back hook: play NEAT onto a word already on the board.
Words with NEAT inside
Showing 24 of 49 words that contain NEAT somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NEAT are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NEAT
Common questions about NEAT
- Is NEAT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEAT, where it scores 5 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEAT worth?
- NEAT is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEAT mean?
- Tidy and orderly in appearance, arranged carefully and without mess or clutter.
- What letters can be added to NEAT?
- NEAT takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NEAT:
Open NEAT in the Word Finder