NEFARIOUSNESS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. NEFARIOUSNESS 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 16 points. Words with Friends does accept it.
Which word lists accept NEFARIOUSNESS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEFARIOUSNESS is to know. It scores 16 from 13 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEFARIOUSNESS
No single letter turns NEFARIOUSNESS into another word.
How NEFARIOUSNESS scores
Face value of the 13 tiles in NEFARIOUSNESS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 3 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEFARIOUSNESS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEFARIOUSNESS
- NEFARIOUSNESS runs three vowels in a row, which almost no English word does.
- NEFARIOUSNESS contains every vowel — A, E, I, O and U.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with NEFARIOUSNESS
1 longer words begin with NEFARIOUSNESS.
Shorter words from the letters in NEFARIOUSNESS
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Common questions about NEFARIOUSNESS
- Is NEFARIOUSNESS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEFARIOUSNESS, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEFARIOUSNESS worth?
- NEFARIOUSNESS is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NEFARIOUSNESS?
- No single letter can be added to NEFARIOUSNESS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 13 letters of NEFARIOUSNESS:
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