NINE is a valid Scrabble word — 4 points
Yes. NINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 4 points in Scrabble and 6 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NINE?
| 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: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NINE is to know. It scores 4 from 4 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 8.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NINE
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NINE scores
Face value of the 4 tiles in NINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Drawing exactly these 4 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,421.
What does NINE mean in Scrabble?
noun
The cardinal number equal to one more than eight and one less than ten; 9.
Nine is the ordinary counting number that comes after eight and before ten, written as the numeral 9. It is used both to count things and to name the ninth position in a sequence.
How NINE is used
Fully current; used constantly in ordinary counting and mathematics.
- She counted nine apples left in the basket.
- Nine players take the field for each baseball team.
- The clock showed nine when the meeting began.
- He added one to eight and got nine.
- Only nine tickets remained by the time we arrived.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NINE and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NINE
Showing 24 of 26 words that begin with NINE.
Words ending in NINE
Showing 24 of 53 words that end in NINE. Useful as a back hook: play NINE onto a word already on the board.
Words with NINE inside
Showing 24 of 108 words that contain NINE somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NINE are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NINE
Common questions about NINE
- Is NINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NINE, where it scores 6 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NINE worth?
- NINE is worth 4 points in Scrabble and 6 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NINE mean?
- The cardinal number equal to one more than eight and one less than ten; 9.
- What letters can be added to NINE?
- NINE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 4 letters of NINE:
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