NEUSTON is a valid Scrabble word — 7 points
Yes. NEUSTON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 7 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEUSTON?
| 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: 48 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NEUSTON is to know. It scores 7 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEUSTON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neustonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEUSTON scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NEUSTON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 115,795.
What stands out about NEUSTON
- NEUSTON 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 NEUSTON mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
The community of small organisms that live on or just under the surface film of water.
Pond skaters and tiny floating larvae belong to the neuston, which depends on surface tension. Ecologists study it separately from plankton drifting in the deeper water.
How NEUSTON is used
Neuston is a term from aquatic ecology and limnology.
- Water striders are typical members of the neuston.
- Researchers collected neuston with a fine surface net.
- Oil on the lake damaged the neuston.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEUSTON and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NEUSTON
2 longer words begin with NEUSTON.
Shorter words from the letters in NEUSTON
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Common questions about NEUSTON
- Is NEUSTON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEUSTON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEUSTON worth?
- NEUSTON is worth 7 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEUSTON mean?
- The community of small organisms that live on or just under the surface film of water.
- What letters can be added to NEUSTON?
- NEUSTON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NEUSTON:
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