NONCARRIER is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NONCARRIER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONCARRIER?
| 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 NONCARRIER is to know. It scores 12 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONCARRIER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
noncarriersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONCARRIER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NONCARRIER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 3 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONCARRIER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONCARRIER mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
A person who does not carry a particular gene or infectious agent and so cannot pass it on.
In genetics a noncarrier has no copy of the variant being tested for, which matters when families assess inherited conditions. A noncarrier is therefore different from a carrier who shows no symptoms but can still pass the gene along.
How NONCARRIER is used
Noncarrier is used in genetic counselling and medical testing.
- The test showed she was a noncarrier of the gene.
- A noncarrier cannot pass the condition to her children.
- Each noncarrier in the family was told the result.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONCARRIER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONCARRIER
1 longer words begin with NONCARRIER.
Shorter words from the letters in NONCARRIER
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Common questions about NONCARRIER
- Is NONCARRIER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONCARRIER, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONCARRIER worth?
- NONCARRIER is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONCARRIER mean?
- A person who does not carry a particular gene or infectious agent and so cannot pass it on.
- What letters can be added to NONCARRIER?
- NONCARRIER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NONCARRIER:
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