NOCTURNAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NOCTURNAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOCTURNAL?
| 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: 28 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOCTURNAL is to know. It scores 11 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOCTURNAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nocturnalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOCTURNAL scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NOCTURNAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOCTURNAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOCTURNAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Active, occurring or happening at night.
Bats, owls and many other animals are nocturnal and sleep through the day. The opposite word is diurnal, used for creatures that are busy by daylight.
How NOCTURNAL is used
Common in biology and general writing about night activity.
- The owl is a nocturnal hunter.
- We heard nocturnal sounds from the forest.
- She keeps nocturnal habits and sleeps till noon.
- Hedgehogs are mostly nocturnal.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOCTURNAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOCTURNAL
4 longer words begin with NOCTURNAL.
Shorter words from the letters in NOCTURNAL
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Common questions about NOCTURNAL
- Is NOCTURNAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOCTURNAL, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOCTURNAL worth?
- NOCTURNAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOCTURNAL mean?
- Active, occurring or happening at night.
- What letters can be added to NOCTURNAL?
- NOCTURNAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NOCTURNAL:
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