NIGHTSCAPE is valid in North America, not in Collins — 18 points
It depends on the list you play by. NIGHTSCAPE is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 18 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NIGHTSCAPE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 33 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NIGHTSCAPE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NIGHTSCAPE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nightscapesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NIGHTSCAPE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NIGHTSCAPE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NIGHTSCAPE has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NIGHTSCAPE
- All 10 letters of NIGHTSCAPE are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with NIGHTSCAPE
1 longer words begin with NIGHTSCAPE.
Shorter words from the letters in NIGHTSCAPE
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Common questions about NIGHTSCAPE
- Is NIGHTSCAPE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NIGHTSCAPE is not in it.
- How many points is NIGHTSCAPE worth?
- NIGHTSCAPE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NIGHTSCAPE?
- NIGHTSCAPE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NIGHTSCAPE:
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