NEPETA is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NEPETA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEPETA?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEPETA is to know. It scores 8 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEPETA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nepetasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEPETA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NEPETA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 27,873.
What does NEPETA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
Any plant of the genus Nepeta, a group of mint-family herbs that includes catmint and catnip.
Nepeta plants are known for their fragrant, often grey-green leaves and spikes of small blue or violet flowers, and several species are grown in gardens as ornamental border plants. The best-known member of the genus is catnip, prized for the effect its scent has on cats, which will roll in and chew the leaves. Gardeners often use the genus name itself, nepeta, as the everyday name for the plant when buying it at a nursery.
How NEPETA is used
Used both as a scientific genus name and as an everyday gardening word for the plant itself.
- She planted a border of nepeta along the front path for its silvery leaves.
- The cat rolled happily in the patch of nepeta by the fence.
- Nurseries sell several varieties of nepeta with different flower colours.
- Bees were drawn to the tall spikes of nepeta in bloom.
- The gardening book listed nepeta among the easiest perennials to grow.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEPETA and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEPETA
1 longer words begin with NEPETA.
Shorter words from the letters in NEPETA
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Common questions about NEPETA
- Is NEPETA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEPETA, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEPETA worth?
- NEPETA is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEPETA mean?
- Any plant of the genus Nepeta, a group of mint-family herbs that includes catmint and catnip.
- What letters can be added to NEPETA?
- NEPETA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NEPETA:
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