NECKLACE is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NECKLACE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NECKLACE?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| 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: 49 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NECKLACE is to know. It scores 16 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NECKLACE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NECKLACE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NECKLACE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NECKLACE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NECKLACE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A piece of jewellery, such as a chain or string of beads, worn around the neck.
A necklace can be a simple thread or an elaborate collar of gems, and it is often a gift for birthdays or weddings. In South Africa the word also has a grim second use for a burning tyre placed around a victim, but the jewellery sense is by far the commonest.
How NECKLACE is used
Necklace is the everyday word for neck jewellery of any kind.
- She wore a pearl necklace to the ceremony.
- The clasp of the necklace broke on the dance floor.
- He gave her a silver necklace for her birthday.
- A gold necklace lay in the velvet box.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NECKLACE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NECKLACE
2 longer words begin with NECKLACE.
Shorter words from the letters in NECKLACE
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Common questions about NECKLACE
- Is NECKLACE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NECKLACE, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NECKLACE worth?
- NECKLACE is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NECKLACE mean?
- A piece of jewellery, such as a chain or string of beads, worn around the neck.
- What letters can be added to NECKLACE?
- NECKLACE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NECKLACE:
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