NONPARTY is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NONPARTY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONPARTY?
| 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 NONPARTY is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONPARTY
No single letter turns NONPARTY into another word.
How NONPARTY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NONPARTY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONPARTY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONPARTY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not belonging to or aligned with any political party.
A nonparty candidate stands for election without a party label, relying on personal reputation. Some city councils and boards are formally nonparty, so voters choose people rather than slates. As a noun, a nonparty is an organisation that is not a political party.
How NONPARTY is used
The word nonparty is used in political reporting for independents and neutral bodies.
- The mayor was elected in a nonparty vote.
- A nonparty committee reviewed the proposal.
- Many voters like nonparty candidates who owe nothing to a machine.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONPARTY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NONPARTY
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Common questions about NONPARTY
- Is NONPARTY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONPARTY, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONPARTY worth?
- NONPARTY is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONPARTY mean?
- Not belonging to or aligned with any political party.
- What letters can be added to NONPARTY?
- No single letter can be added to NONPARTY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NONPARTY:
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