NEOPHILIAC is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NEOPHILIAC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEOPHILIAC?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEOPHILIAC is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEOPHILIAC
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neophiliacsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEOPHILIAC scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NEOPHILIAC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEOPHILIAC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEOPHILIAC mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person with a strong love of new things and novelty.
A neophiliac is always the first to try a new gadget, food or idea and may quickly tire of it. The word is the opposite of a person who clings to tradition.
How NEOPHILIAC is used
Used mostly in cultural commentary, sometimes in a teasing tone.
- As a neophiliac, he queued overnight for every new phone.
- The designer is a neophiliac who hates repeating herself.
- A true neophiliac rarely keeps the same hobby for long.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEOPHILIAC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEOPHILIAC
1 longer words begin with NEOPHILIAC.
Shorter words from the letters in NEOPHILIAC
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Common questions about NEOPHILIAC
- Is NEOPHILIAC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEOPHILIAC, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEOPHILIAC worth?
- NEOPHILIAC is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEOPHILIAC mean?
- A person with a strong love of new things and novelty.
- What letters can be added to NEOPHILIAC?
- NEOPHILIAC takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NEOPHILIAC:
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