NONBEING is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NONBEING 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 NONBEING?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONBEING is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONBEING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonbeingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONBEING scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NONBEING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONBEING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONBEING mean in Scrabble?
noun
The state of not existing; absence of being.
Philosophers contrast nonbeing with being to ask why anything exists at all. In religious and existential writing the word names the void that threatens every life.
How NONBEING is used
Nonbeing is a philosophical term, often set against being.
- The thinker feared nonbeing more than pain.
- Nonbeing cannot be described, only denied.
- Between birth and nonbeing lies a single life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONBEING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONBEING
1 longer words begin with NONBEING.
Shorter words from the letters in NONBEING
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Common questions about NONBEING
- Is NONBEING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONBEING, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONBEING worth?
- NONBEING is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONBEING mean?
- The state of not existing; absence of being.
- What letters can be added to NONBEING?
- NONBEING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NONBEING:
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