NETOP is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NETOP is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NETOP?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NETOP is to know. It scores 7 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NETOP
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
netopsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NETOP scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NETOP, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 10,892.
What does NETOP mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaichistoricalNorth American
A friend or close companion, especially as used by early English colonists in addressing Native Americans.
Netop comes from an Algonquian word for friend, and English colonists in early New England adopted it as a term of greeting toward Native American neighbours. Writers such as Roger Williams recorded the word in accounts of colonial life, where it signalled friendliness across a language barrier. Today it survives only in historical writing about early America rather than in ordinary speech.
How NETOP is used
Archaic and historical; found mainly in colonial-era writing and historical accounts of early America.
- The settler greeted his neighbour as netop, meaning friend.
- Old colonial records use netop as a friendly form of address.
- Roger Williams explained that netop meant friend among the local people.
- The trader called out netop to show he meant no harm.
- Historians note how often netop appears in early accounts of the colony.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NETOP and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NETOP
1 longer words begin with NETOP.
Words with NETOP inside
6 words contain NETOP in the middle. Words that start with NETOP are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NETOP
Common questions about NETOP
- Is NETOP valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NETOP, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NETOP worth?
- NETOP is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NETOP mean?
- A friend or close companion, especially as used by early English colonists in addressing Native Americans.
- What letters can be added to NETOP?
- NETOP takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NETOP:
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