NONFAMILY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NONFAMILY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONFAMILY?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONFAMILY is to know. It scores 17 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONFAMILY
No single letter turns NONFAMILY into another word.
How NONFAMILY scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NONFAMILY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONFAMILY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONFAMILY mean in Scrabble?
noun
A household or group of people that is not made up of relatives.
Statisticians count a nonfamily household when unrelated people share a home, or when someone lives alone. Census forms separate it from households formed by relatives. The word is also used as an adjective for things unconnected with family.
How NONFAMILY is used
Nonfamily is used chiefly in census reports and social statistics.
- Three students sharing a flat count as a nonfamily household.
- The survey found more nonfamily residents in the city centre.
- Nonfamily members were not allowed in the staff area.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONFAMILY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NONFAMILY
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Common questions about NONFAMILY
- Is NONFAMILY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONFAMILY, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONFAMILY worth?
- NONFAMILY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONFAMILY mean?
- A household or group of people that is not made up of relatives.
- What letters can be added to NONFAMILY?
- No single letter can be added to NONFAMILY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NONFAMILY:
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