NICOTIANS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 11 points
It depends on the list you play by. NICOTIANS 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 11 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NICOTIANS?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NICOTIANS is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NICOTIANS
No single letter turns NICOTIANS into another word.
How NICOTIANS scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NICOTIANS, 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 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NICOTIANS has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NICOTIANS
- The same 9 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
Anagrams of NICOTIANS
The 9 tiles of NICOTIANS in a different order — 3 found.
Shorter words from the letters in NICOTIANS
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Common questions about NICOTIANS
- Is NICOTIANS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NICOTIANS is not in it.
- How many points is NICOTIANS worth?
- NICOTIANS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NICOTIANS?
- No single letter can be added to NICOTIANS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NICOTIANS:
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