NEUTER is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NEUTER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 8 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NEUTER?
| 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 NEUTER is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NEUTER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
neutersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NEUTER scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NEUTER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 20,904.
What stands out about NEUTER
- The same 6 tiles also spell 3 other words, so the rack is worth re-reading before you play it.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NEUTER mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Belonging to a grammatical gender that is neither masculine nor feminine, used for many inanimate objects and abstract things.
Languages such as German, Latin and Old English sort every noun into one of several genders, and neuter is the class reserved mainly for things rather than people, though the rule always has exceptions. English itself lost most of this system centuries ago, so modern speakers mostly meet neuter when they study grammar or another language rather than in their own sentences. The same word is also used as a verb meaning to remove an animal's reproductive organs, usually to stop it from breeding, and as a noun for an insect such as a worker bee that cannot reproduce. All three uses share the idea of something without a defined sex or gender.
How NEUTER is used
Common in grammar and in veterinary contexts for de-sexing an animal; the noun sense for sexless insects is more technical.
- German nouns are classed as masculine, feminine or neuter.
- The vet recommended they neuter the cat before it turned six months old.
- A worker bee is a neuter, unable to lay eggs like the queen.
- In Old English, the word for child was neuter in gender.
- The clinic offers to neuter dogs and cats free of charge each spring.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NEUTER and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NEUTER
The 6 tiles of NEUTER in a different order — 3 found.
Words starting with NEUTER
4 longer words begin with NEUTER.
Shorter words from the letters in NEUTER
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Common questions about NEUTER
- Is NEUTER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NEUTER, where it scores 8 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NEUTER worth?
- NEUTER is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 8 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NEUTER mean?
- Belonging to a grammatical gender that is neither masculine nor feminine, used for many inanimate objects and abstract things.
- What letters can be added to NEUTER?
- NEUTER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NEUTER:
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