NETHER is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NETHER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NETHER?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NETHER is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NETHER
No single letter turns NETHER into another word.
How NETHER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NETHER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 41,809.
What does NETHER mean in Scrabble?
adjective
archaic
Situated below or lower down, as opposed to the upper part.
Nether survives mostly in fixed phrases such as the nether regions, the nether world and nether garments, where it sounds deliberately old or jokingly polite. It is related to the Dutch place name Netherlands, which means low lands. Writers of fantasy use it to hint at an underworld beneath the ordinary one.
How NETHER is used
Archaic or humorous; used in set phrases rather than in plain description.
- The hero descended to the nether world.
- He kept the nether stairs locked at night.
- The old ballad speaks of the nether depths of the sea.
- She joked about the cold in his nether regions.
- A nether stone grinds against the upper one in the mill.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NETHER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NETHER
The 6 tiles of NETHER in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NETHER
10 longer words begin with NETHER.
Shorter words from the letters in NETHER
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Common questions about NETHER
- Is NETHER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NETHER, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NETHER worth?
- NETHER is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NETHER mean?
- Situated below or lower down, as opposed to the upper part.
- What letters can be added to NETHER?
- No single letter can be added to NETHER to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NETHER:
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