NEPENTHE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NEPENTHE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEPENTHE?
| 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: 45 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEPENTHE is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEPENTHE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nepenthesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEPENTHE scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NEPENTHE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEPENTHE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NEPENTHE mean in Scrabble?
noun
literarypoetic
A drug or drink in ancient writings said to bring forgetfulness of sorrow, or anything that eases grief.
Nepenthe comes from Homer, where Helen mixes it into wine to dull the pain of memory. Poets have since used nepenthe for any soothing escape, from music to sleep. The word also names a genus of tropical pitcher plants.
How NEPENTHE is used
The word nepenthe is literary, used for a figurative balm that makes sorrow fade.
- For him, long walks were a kind of nepenthe.
- The poet longed for a nepenthe to drown his regrets.
- Sleep was the only nepenthe she could find.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEPENTHE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEPENTHE
2 longer words begin with NEPENTHE.
Shorter words from the letters in NEPENTHE
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Common questions about NEPENTHE
- Is NEPENTHE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEPENTHE, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEPENTHE worth?
- NEPENTHE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEPENTHE mean?
- A drug or drink in ancient writings said to bring forgetfulness of sorrow, or anything that eases grief.
- What letters can be added to NEPENTHE?
- NEPENTHE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NEPENTHE:
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