NONCAPITAL is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NONCAPITAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONCAPITAL?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONCAPITAL is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONCAPITAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
noncapitalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONCAPITAL scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NONCAPITAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONCAPITAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONCAPITAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
legal
Of a crime, not punishable by death.
Courts separate a noncapital offence from a capital one, because the rules for trial and sentencing differ. Most crimes, even serious ones, are noncapital. The contrast matters when a lawyer decides how a jury should be chosen.
How NONCAPITAL is used
Used in criminal law for offences and cases.
- The defendant was charged with a noncapital felony.
- In a noncapital case, the jury does not decide on execution.
- Prosecutors reduced the matter to a noncapital charge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONCAPITAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONCAPITAL
3 longer words begin with NONCAPITAL.
Shorter words from the letters in NONCAPITAL
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Common questions about NONCAPITAL
- Is NONCAPITAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONCAPITAL, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONCAPITAL worth?
- NONCAPITAL is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONCAPITAL mean?
- Of a crime, not punishable by death.
- What letters can be added to NONCAPITAL?
- NONCAPITAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NONCAPITAL:
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