NONCANONICAL is valid in North America, not in Collins — 16 points
It depends on the list you play by. NONCANONICAL is in the North American lists but not in Collins, so it stands in a US or Canadian game and can be challenged anywhere else. Worth 16 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NONCANONICAL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Not listed |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONCANONICAL is to know. It scores 16 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONCANONICAL
No single letter turns NONCANONICAL into another word.
How NONCANONICAL scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NONCANONICAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 4 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONCANONICAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NONCANONICAL
- The letter N appears four times in NONCANONICAL.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Shorter words from the letters in NONCANONICAL
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Common questions about NONCANONICAL
- Is NONCANONICAL valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NONCANONICAL is not in it.
- How many points is NONCANONICAL worth?
- NONCANONICAL is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NONCANONICAL?
- No single letter can be added to NONCANONICAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NONCANONICAL:
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