NICOTIANA is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NICOTIANA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NICOTIANA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NICOTIANA is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NICOTIANA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nicotianasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NICOTIANA scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NICOTIANA, 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 | 2 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NICOTIANA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NICOTIANA mean in Scrabble?
noun
botany
A plant of the tobacco genus, grown for leaf or for its fragrant tubular flowers.
Gardeners plant nicotiana in borders because its flowers open in the evening and smell sweet. Other species of the genus supply commercial tobacco.
How NICOTIANA is used
Used in gardening and botany for the ornamental plant and its genus.
- White nicotiana scented the summer evening.
- She sowed nicotiana seed in spring.
- Moths visit the nicotiana at dusk.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NICOTIANA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NICOTIANA
1 longer words begin with NICOTIANA.
Shorter words from the letters in NICOTIANA
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Common questions about NICOTIANA
- Is NICOTIANA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NICOTIANA, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NICOTIANA worth?
- NICOTIANA is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NICOTIANA mean?
- A plant of the tobacco genus, grown for leaf or for its fragrant tubular flowers.
- What letters can be added to NICOTIANA?
- NICOTIANA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NICOTIANA:
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