NONMETAL is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NONMETAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONMETAL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONMETAL is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONMETAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonmetalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONMETAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NONMETAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONMETAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONMETAL mean in Scrabble?
noun
chemistry
A chemical element that lacks the usual properties of a metal, such as shine and good conduction of heat.
In a school periodic table a nonmetal sits on the right-hand side, away from the metals. Carbon, oxygen and sulphur are common examples that pupils meet early.
How NONMETAL is used
The noun nonmetal appears in chemistry lessons and textbooks when elements are sorted into groups.
- Oxygen is a nonmetal that makes up part of the air.
- The teacher asked the class to name one nonmetal and one metal.
- Unlike a metal, a nonmetal is usually a poor conductor of heat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONMETAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONMETAL
2 longer words begin with NONMETAL.
Shorter words from the letters in NONMETAL
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Common questions about NONMETAL
- Is NONMETAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONMETAL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONMETAL worth?
- NONMETAL is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONMETAL mean?
- A chemical element that lacks the usual properties of a metal, such as shine and good conduction of heat.
- What letters can be added to NONMETAL?
- NONMETAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NONMETAL:
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