NONEVENT is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NONEVENT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONEVENT?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONEVENT is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONEVENT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
noneventsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONEVENT scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NONEVENT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONEVENT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONEVENT mean in Scrabble?
noun
An occasion that was expected to be important but turned out dull or insignificant.
Journalists call a hyped launch a nonevent when nothing noteworthy happens and everyone leaves disappointed. The word carries a dry sense of anticlimax.
How NONEVENT is used
Nonevent is common in newspapers and casual speech for a letdown.
- After weeks of hype, the match was a complete nonevent.
- The much-feared bug turned out to be a nonevent.
- Critics dismissed the ceremony as a nonevent.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONEVENT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONEVENT
1 longer words begin with NONEVENT.
Shorter words from the letters in NONEVENT
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Common questions about NONEVENT
- Is NONEVENT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONEVENT, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONEVENT worth?
- NONEVENT is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONEVENT mean?
- An occasion that was expected to be important but turned out dull or insignificant.
- What letters can be added to NONEVENT?
- NONEVENT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NONEVENT:
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