NOMENCLATOR is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NOMENCLATOR is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOMENCLATOR?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOMENCLATOR is to know. It scores 15 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOMENCLATOR
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nomenclatorsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOMENCLATOR scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NOMENCLATOR, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOMENCLATOR has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOMENCLATOR mean in Scrabble?
noun
formalhistorical
A person who gives names to things, or in ancient Rome a servant who announced the names of guests.
A nomenclator once whispered to a politician the names of the citizens he met, so he could greet them warmly. The word can also mean a book listing the names used in a science.
How NOMENCLATOR is used
Found in historical and scholarly writing about naming and name lists.
- The Roman candidate relied on a nomenclator in the crowd.
- A nomenclator of plant names sat on the shelf.
- The nomenclator corrected the host when he forgot a guest.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOMENCLATOR and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOMENCLATOR
2 longer words begin with NOMENCLATOR.
Shorter words from the letters in NOMENCLATOR
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Common questions about NOMENCLATOR
- Is NOMENCLATOR valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOMENCLATOR, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOMENCLATOR worth?
- NOMENCLATOR is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOMENCLATOR mean?
- A person who gives names to things, or in ancient Rome a servant who announced the names of guests.
- What letters can be added to NOMENCLATOR?
- NOMENCLATOR takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NOMENCLATOR:
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