NICOTIAN is valid in Collins, not in North America — 10 points
It depends on the list you play by. NICOTIAN is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 10 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NICOTIAN?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NICOTIAN is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NICOTIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NICOTIAN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NICOTIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NICOTIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NICOTIAN
- NICOTIAN begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Anagrams of NICOTIAN
The 8 tiles of NICOTIAN in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NICOTIAN
3 longer words begin with NICOTIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in NICOTIAN
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Common questions about NICOTIAN
- Is NICOTIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NICOTIAN is not in it.
- How many points is NICOTIAN worth?
- NICOTIAN is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NICOTIAN?
- NICOTIAN takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NICOTIAN:
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