NONFATAL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NONFATAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONFATAL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONFATAL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONFATAL
No single letter turns NONFATAL into another word.
How NONFATAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NONFATAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| f | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONFATAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONFATAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unlikely to cause death, even if serious or painful.
Doctors and insurers use nonfatal to separate injuries that hurt from those that kill. Statistics on accidents often list nonfatal cases in a column of their own. A nonfatal wound can still leave lasting damage.
How NONFATAL is used
Common in medical, safety and insurance reports, where nonfatal outcomes are counted apart from deaths.
- The nonfatal injuries were treated at the roadside.
- Workplace reports record every nonfatal accident as well as deaths.
- Luckily the bite was nonfatal, though it swelled badly.
- Nonfatal overdoses still put a strain on hospitals.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONFATAL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NONFATAL
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Common questions about NONFATAL
- Is NONFATAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONFATAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONFATAL worth?
- NONFATAL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONFATAL mean?
- Unlikely to cause death, even if serious or painful.
- What letters can be added to NONFATAL?
- No single letter can be added to NONFATAL to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NONFATAL:
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