NEUROPTERAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NEUROPTERAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEUROPTERAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEUROPTERAN is to know. It scores 13 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEUROPTERAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neuropteransChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEUROPTERAN scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NEUROPTERAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NEUROPTERAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NEUROPTERAN
- NEUROPTERAN begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEUROPTERAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
An insect of the order Neuroptera, with four net-veined wings, such as a lacewing or an antlion.
Every neuropteran has delicate wings marked by a fine web of veins, and many are predators of aphids in their larval stage. The name comes from Greek words for nerve and wing, which refer to that vein pattern.
How NEUROPTERAN is used
A scientific term used in entomology.
- The lacewing is a common neuropteran in gardens.
- A neuropteran larva hunts aphids on the leaves.
- The entomologist pinned a rare neuropteran to the card.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEUROPTERAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEUROPTERAN
1 longer words begin with NEUROPTERAN.
Shorter words from the letters in NEUROPTERAN
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Common questions about NEUROPTERAN
- Is NEUROPTERAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEUROPTERAN, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEUROPTERAN worth?
- NEUROPTERAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEUROPTERAN mean?
- An insect of the order Neuroptera, with four net-veined wings, such as a lacewing or an antlion.
- What letters can be added to NEUROPTERAN?
- NEUROPTERAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NEUROPTERAN:
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