NECTAR is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NECTAR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NECTAR?
| 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 NECTAR is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NECTAR
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NECTAR scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NECTAR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 25,550.
What stands out about NECTAR
- The same 6 tiles also spell 7 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 NECTAR mean in Scrabble?
noun
A sweet liquid produced by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds, or, more broadly, any sweet, delicious drink.
Bees collect nectar from blossoms and turn it into honey, so the word is central to how flowering plants reproduce and how bees feed. In classical mythology nectar was the drink of the gods, paired with ambrosia as their food, and that image is why English still uses nectar for any beverage so delicious it seems almost divine. Fruit companies also use nectar as a label for thick, undiluted fruit juices such as peach or apricot nectar.
How NECTAR is used
Used both as a precise botanical term and, loosely, for any especially delicious drink.
- The hummingbird hovered at the flower, drinking its nectar.
- Ancient poets described nectar as the drink that kept the gods immortal.
- The label on the bottle read apricot nectar rather than juice.
- Bees travel from flower to flower gathering nectar for the hive.
- She joked that the fresh coffee tasted like pure nectar after the long night.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NECTAR and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NECTAR
The 6 tiles of NECTAR in a different order — 7 found.
Words starting with NECTAR
15 longer words begin with NECTAR.
Shorter words from the letters in NECTAR
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Common questions about NECTAR
- Is NECTAR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NECTAR, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NECTAR worth?
- NECTAR is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NECTAR mean?
- A sweet liquid produced by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds, or, more broadly, any sweet, delicious drink.
- What letters can be added to NECTAR?
- NECTAR takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NECTAR:
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