NONPROS is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. NONPROS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONPROS?
| 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: 46 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONPROS is to know. It scores 9 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONPROS
No single letter turns NONPROS into another word.
How NONPROS scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NONPROS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 794,026.
What does NONPROS mean in Scrabble?
verb
legal
To enter a judgment against a plaintiff who has failed to pursue the case.
Nonpros is a clipped form of a Latin legal phrase and carries the idea of a lawsuit that has simply been dropped. It belongs to court procedure, where inaction by one side can cost that side the case.
How NONPROS is used
Nonpros appears in older legal texts and law dictionaries.
- The judge was ready to nonpros the suit after months of silence.
- The clerk had to nonpros the claim when no one appeared.
- A court may nonpros a case that the plaintiff abandons.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONPROS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONPROS
3 longer words begin with NONPROS.
Shorter words from the letters in NONPROS
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Common questions about NONPROS
- Is NONPROS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONPROS, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONPROS worth?
- NONPROS is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONPROS mean?
- To enter a judgment against a plaintiff who has failed to pursue the case.
- What letters can be added to NONPROS?
- No single letter can be added to NONPROS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NONPROS:
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