NONCONTACT is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NONCONTACT 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 NONCONTACT?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONCONTACT is to know. It scores 14 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONCONTACT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
noncontactsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONCONTACT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NONCONTACT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| c | 2 | 2 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONCONTACT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONCONTACT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Done without physical touching, as in a sport or a measurement.
A noncontact sport such as tennis keeps opponents on separate sides of the net. A noncontact thermometer reads temperature from a short distance. During health scares, many shops promoted noncontact payment with a card or phone.
How NONCONTACT is used
Common for sports, medical devices and payment methods.
- Badminton is a noncontact sport, so injuries are rarer.
- The clinic used a noncontact thermometer at the door.
- Noncontact payment spared customers from handling cash.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONCONTACT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONCONTACT
1 longer words begin with NONCONTACT.
Shorter words from the letters in NONCONTACT
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Common questions about NONCONTACT
- Is NONCONTACT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONCONTACT, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONCONTACT worth?
- NONCONTACT is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONCONTACT mean?
- Done without physical touching, as in a sport or a measurement.
- What letters can be added to NONCONTACT?
- NONCONTACT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NONCONTACT:
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