NONLIVING is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NONLIVING is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONLIVING?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONLIVING is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONLIVING
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonlivingsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONLIVING scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NONLIVING, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONLIVING has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONLIVING mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not alive and never having been alive.
In science lessons rocks, water and air are the usual nonliving things set against plants and animals. A nonliving part of an ecosystem still shapes how the living parts survive.
How NONLIVING is used
Common in biology and school science.
- Sort the cards into living and nonliving things.
- Soil is a nonliving part of the forest.
- A virus is often discussed as nonliving matter.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONLIVING and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONLIVING
1 longer words begin with NONLIVING.
Shorter words from the letters in NONLIVING
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Common questions about NONLIVING
- Is NONLIVING valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONLIVING, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONLIVING worth?
- NONLIVING is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONLIVING mean?
- Not alive and never having been alive.
- What letters can be added to NONLIVING?
- NONLIVING takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NONLIVING:
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