NONESUCH is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NONESUCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONESUCH?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONESUCH is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONESUCH
No single letter turns NONESUCH into another word.
How NONESUCH scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NONESUCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONESUCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONESUCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
A person or thing with no equal; a paragon of excellence.
Nonesuch literally means that none such exists, and writers use it to praise something matchless. The word was also given as a name to a prized apple and to a small pasture plant. Today a nonesuch sounds distinctly old-fashioned.
How NONESUCH is used
The word nonesuch is dated and literary, used to praise something without rival.
- The cook declared his pie a nonesuch.
- She was a nonesuch among the courtiers.
- Nonesuch apples were once a favourite in English orchards.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONESUCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NONESUCH
The 8 tiles of NONESUCH in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NONESUCH
1 longer words begin with NONESUCH.
Shorter words from the letters in NONESUCH
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Common questions about NONESUCH
- Is NONESUCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONESUCH, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONESUCH worth?
- NONESUCH is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONESUCH mean?
- A person or thing with no equal; a paragon of excellence.
- What letters can be added to NONESUCH?
- No single letter can be added to NONESUCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NONESUCH:
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