NEP is valid in Collins, not in North America — 5 points

It depends on the list you play by. NEP 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 5 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.

Which word lists accept NEP?

Word power: 34 / 100

Our own measure of how useful NEP is to know. It scores 5 from 3 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated

Hooks for NEP

Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.

How NEP scores

Face value of the 3 tiles in NEP, before any board multiplier.

Tiles you need

Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,123.

Anagrams of NEP

The 3 tiles of NEP in a different order — 1 found.

Words starting with NEP

Showing 24 of 114 words that begin with NEP.

Words ending in NEP

3 words end in NEP. Useful as a back hook: play NEP onto a word already on the board.

Words with NEP inside

Showing 24 of 97 words that contain NEP somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NEP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.

Shorter words from the letters in NEP

Common questions about NEP

Is NEP valid in Words with Friends?

No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NEP is not in it.

How many points is NEP worth?

NEP is worth 5 points in Scrabble and 7 points in Words with Friends.

What letters can be added to NEP?

NEP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.