NON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 3 points
It depends on the list you play by. NON 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 3 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NON?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NON is to know. It scores 3 from 3 tiles, takes 5 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NON
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NON scores
Face value of the 3 tiles in NON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 3 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,348.
What stands out about NON
- NON is a palindrome: it reads the same in both directions, so it plays the same way whichever end you build from.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NON mean in Scrabble?
adverb
Not; a negating element attached to another word, as in nonstop or nonfiction.
Non works as a small negating word or prefix that flips the meaning of whatever follows it, turning fiction into nonfiction or a starter into a non-starter. An older, separate legal use of non described a day on which no court business could be conducted, a survival of the Latin phrase dies non.
How NON is used
Mostly seen joined to other words rather than standing alone.
- The sign read non-smoking at the entrance.
- Her answer was a firm non to the proposal.
- The prefix non turns fiction into nonfiction.
- He described the plan as a non-starter from the outset.
- The old court calendar marked certain days as non, meaning no business was held.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NON
Showing 24 of 1897 words that begin with NON.
Words ending in NON
Showing 24 of 45 words that end in NON. Useful as a back hook: play NON onto a word already on the board.
Words with NON inside
Showing 24 of 246 words that contain NON somewhere in the middle. Words that start with NON are listed separately above, so nothing is repeated.
Shorter words from the letters in NON
Common questions about NON
- Is NON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NON is not in it.
- How many points is NON worth?
- NON is worth 3 points in Scrabble and 5 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NON mean?
- Not; a negating element attached to another word, as in nonstop or nonfiction.
- What letters can be added to NON?
- NON takes 5 hooks: 1 in front and 4 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 3 letters of NON:
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