NEMA is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NEMA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEMA?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEMA is to know. It scores 6 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEMA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEMA scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NEMA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 3,026.
What stands out about NEMA
- 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 NEMA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technicalzoology
A slender, threadlike structure, especially a nematode worm or a filament seen in certain biological or fossil structures.
Nema comes from the Greek word for thread and survives as a short technical form of nematode, the group of thin unsegmented worms, and also names threadlike parts studied by biologists and palaeontologists. It appears mainly in scientific writing rather than everyday speech.
How NEMA is used
Technical; used mainly in zoology and palaeontology as a short form of nematode or a term for a filament.
- The specimen showed a single nema extending from the sicula.
- Researchers counted every nema found in the soil sample.
- Under the microscope the nema looked like a fine cylindrical thread.
- The paper described a new species identified by its nema.
- A nema this thin is hard to see without magnification.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEMA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEMA
The 4 tiles of NEMA in a different order — 4 found.
Words starting with NEMA
Showing 24 of 31 words that begin with NEMA.
Words ending in NEMA
9 words end in NEMA. Useful as a back hook: play NEMA onto a word already on the board.
Words with NEMA inside
Showing 24 of 67 words that contain NEMA somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NEMA are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NEMA
Common questions about NEMA
- Is NEMA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEMA, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEMA worth?
- NEMA is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEMA mean?
- A slender, threadlike structure, especially a nematode worm or a filament seen in certain biological or fossil structures.
- What letters can be added to NEMA?
- NEMA takes 2 hooks: 1 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NEMA:
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