NONPASSERINE is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NONPASSERINE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONPASSERINE?
| 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 NONPASSERINE is to know. It scores 14 from 12 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONPASSERINE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonpasserinesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONPASSERINE scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NONPASSERINE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONPASSERINE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONPASSERINE mean in Scrabble?
adjective
zoologytechnical
Describing a bird that does not belong to the perching songbird order, such as a pigeon, woodpecker or hummingbird.
Birdwatchers use nonpasserine as a handy label for everything outside the songbirds, from owls to ducks. Passerines are the largest group, so the nonpasserine birds are a varied collection united only by what they are not.
How NONPASSERINE is used
Used in ornithology and field guides.
- The woodpecker is a nonpasserine bird.
- The guide has a separate chapter on nonpasserine species.
- Researchers counted nonpasserine birds along the coast.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONPASSERINE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONPASSERINE
1 longer words begin with NONPASSERINE.
Shorter words from the letters in NONPASSERINE
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Common questions about NONPASSERINE
- Is NONPASSERINE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONPASSERINE, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONPASSERINE worth?
- NONPASSERINE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONPASSERINE mean?
- Describing a bird that does not belong to the perching songbird order, such as a pigeon, woodpecker or hummingbird.
- What letters can be added to NONPASSERINE?
- NONPASSERINE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NONPASSERINE:
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