NECTAREOUS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 12 points
It depends on the list you play by. NECTAREOUS is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 12 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NECTAREOUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NECTAREOUS is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NECTAREOUS
No single letter turns NECTAREOUS into another word.
How NECTAREOUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NECTAREOUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NECTAREOUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NECTAREOUS
- NECTAREOUS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of NECTAREOUS
The 10 tiles of NECTAREOUS in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NECTAREOUS
1 longer words begin with NECTAREOUS.
Shorter words from the letters in NECTAREOUS
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Common questions about NECTAREOUS
- Is NECTAREOUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NECTAREOUS, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NECTAREOUS worth?
- NECTAREOUS is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NECTAREOUS?
- No single letter can be added to NECTAREOUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NECTAREOUS:
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