NONPUBLIC is a valid Scrabble word — 15 points
Yes. NONPUBLIC is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 15 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONPUBLIC?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONPUBLIC is to know. It scores 15 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONPUBLIC
No single letter turns NONPUBLIC into another word.
How NONPUBLIC scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NONPUBLIC, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONPUBLIC has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONPUBLIC mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Not open to or known by the general public.
Nonpublic is chosen in legal and financial contexts to describe information, meetings or records kept private. It is a flat, neutral label with no suggestion of wrongdoing. A nonpublic school, for example, is simply one that is privately run.
How NONPUBLIC is used
Nonpublic is typical of legal, financial and official writing.
- The company shared nonpublic information with its auditors.
- The hearing was held in a nonpublic session.
- Nonpublic records were sealed by the court.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONPUBLIC and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NONPUBLIC
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Common questions about NONPUBLIC
- Is NONPUBLIC valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONPUBLIC, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONPUBLIC worth?
- NONPUBLIC is worth 15 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONPUBLIC mean?
- Not open to or known by the general public.
- What letters can be added to NONPUBLIC?
- No single letter can be added to NONPUBLIC to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NONPUBLIC:
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