NONPLUS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NONPLUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONPLUS?
| 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: 43 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONPLUS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONPLUS
No single letter turns NONPLUS into another word.
How NONPLUS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NONPLUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,042 thousand.
What does NONPLUS mean in Scrabble?
verb
formal
To surprise and confuse someone so much that they cannot decide how to react.
To nonplus someone is to leave them speechless, not merely puzzled. The word is slightly old-fashioned, and most speakers meet it in the passive. It even works as a noun for a state of baffled helplessness.
How NONPLUS is used
Nonplus is formal and often appears as "was nonplussed" in written English.
- The sudden question was enough to nonplus the speaker.
- Nothing could nonplus her once she had made up her mind.
- His odd answer seemed meant to nonplus the examiner.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONPLUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONPLUS
6 longer words begin with NONPLUS.
Shorter words from the letters in NONPLUS
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Common questions about NONPLUS
- Is NONPLUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONPLUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONPLUS worth?
- NONPLUS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONPLUS mean?
- To surprise and confuse someone so much that they cannot decide how to react.
- What letters can be added to NONPLUS?
- No single letter can be added to NONPLUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NONPLUS:
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