NONAGENARIAN is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NONAGENARIAN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONAGENARIAN?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONAGENARIAN is to know. It scores 13 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONAGENARIAN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonagenariansChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONAGENARIAN scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NONAGENARIAN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 4 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| a | 3 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONAGENARIAN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NONAGENARIAN
- The letter N appears four times in NONAGENARIAN.
- NONAGENARIAN begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NONAGENARIAN mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person aged between ninety and ninety-nine.
The nonagenarian belongs to a family of age words that includes sexagenarian and octogenarian. It is used mainly in news items and tributes, often with a note of admiration for such a long life.
How NONAGENARIAN is used
Appears in journalism and formal writing; the same word can also act as an adjective.
- The nonagenarian still walks to the shop every morning.
- A nonagenarian veteran led the parade.
- Their grandmother, a lively nonagenarian, told stories all evening.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONAGENARIAN and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONAGENARIAN
1 longer words begin with NONAGENARIAN.
Shorter words from the letters in NONAGENARIAN
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Common questions about NONAGENARIAN
- Is NONAGENARIAN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONAGENARIAN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONAGENARIAN worth?
- NONAGENARIAN is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONAGENARIAN mean?
- A person aged between ninety and ninety-nine.
- What letters can be added to NONAGENARIAN?
- NONAGENARIAN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NONAGENARIAN:
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