NONLITERATE is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NONLITERATE 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 NONLITERATE?
| 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: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONLITERATE is to know. It scores 11 from 11 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONLITERATE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonliteratesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONLITERATE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NONLITERATE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONLITERATE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONLITERATE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Unable to read or write, or belonging to a society that has no writing system.
Nonliterate is often chosen by scholars over illiterate, because it describes a society or person without implying any lack of intelligence. Anthropologists use it for cultures that pass knowledge on by speech.
How NONLITERATE is used
Nonliterate is typical of anthropology and education studies.
- The nonliterate community preserved its history through songs.
- Researchers worked with nonliterate farmers using pictures and spoken questions.
- A nonliterate society can still have rich storytelling traditions.
- The programme taught nonliterate adults to read.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONLITERATE and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONLITERATE
1 longer words begin with NONLITERATE.
Shorter words from the letters in NONLITERATE
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Common questions about NONLITERATE
- Is NONLITERATE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONLITERATE, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONLITERATE worth?
- NONLITERATE is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONLITERATE mean?
- Unable to read or write, or belonging to a society that has no writing system.
- What letters can be added to NONLITERATE?
- NONLITERATE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NONLITERATE:
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