NONBANK is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NONBANK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONBANK?
| 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: 53 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONBANK is to know. It scores 13 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONBANK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonbanksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONBANK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NONBANK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 5,558 thousand.
What does NONBANK mean in Scrabble?
noun
A business or institution that provides financial services similar to a bank but is not legally a bank.
Nonbank lenders, such as payment firms and finance companies, make loans or move money without holding a banking licence. Regulators watch the nonbank sector closely because it is not covered by the same rules as ordinary banks. The word is also used as an adjective before another noun.
How NONBANK is used
Used in finance and news reporting for lenders and payment firms outside the banking system.
- The loan came from a nonbank rather than the high street branch.
- Regulators want tighter rules for each nonbank that holds customer money.
- Many mortgages are now arranged by a nonbank lender.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONBANK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONBANK
2 longer words begin with NONBANK.
Shorter words from the letters in NONBANK
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Common questions about NONBANK
- Is NONBANK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONBANK, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONBANK worth?
- NONBANK is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONBANK mean?
- A business or institution that provides financial services similar to a bank but is not legally a bank.
- What letters can be added to NONBANK?
- NONBANK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NONBANK:
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