NESCIENT is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NESCIENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NESCIENT?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NESCIENT is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NESCIENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nescientsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NESCIENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NESCIENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NESCIENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NESCIENT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
literary
Lacking knowledge; ignorant.
Nescient is a formal, rather old-fashioned way of saying that someone simply does not know. It can describe an individual or a whole age that lacks learning. Philosophers once also used it for the view that spiritual matters cannot be known.
How NESCIENT is used
Rare and literary; often chosen for a learned or ironic tone.
- The nescient child had never seen the sea.
- He confessed himself nescient in matters of finance.
- A nescient age believed the earth was flat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NESCIENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NESCIENT
1 longer words begin with NESCIENT.
Shorter words from the letters in NESCIENT
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Common questions about NESCIENT
- Is NESCIENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NESCIENT, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NESCIENT worth?
- NESCIENT is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NESCIENT mean?
- Lacking knowledge; ignorant.
- What letters can be added to NESCIENT?
- NESCIENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NESCIENT:
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