NONRIGID is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NONRIGID is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 10 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONRIGID?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONRIGID is to know. It scores 10 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONRIGID
No single letter turns NONRIGID into another word.
How NONRIGID scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NONRIGID, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| i | 2 | 9 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONRIGID has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONRIGID mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Able to bend or change shape; in aviation, describing an airship whose form is held only by the pressure of the gas inside it.
A blimp is the best-known nonrigid airship: take away the gas pressure and it sags, since it has no internal frame. The same word is handy for any material that lacks a stiff skeleton.
How NONRIGID is used
The adjective nonrigid is used in engineering and airship history to contrast with a stiff frame.
- A nonrigid airship keeps its shape only while the gas pressure holds.
- The tent is made of nonrigid fabric that folds flat.
- Engineers compared a nonrigid design with one built on a metal frame.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONRIGID and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NONRIGID
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Common questions about NONRIGID
- Is NONRIGID valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONRIGID, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONRIGID worth?
- NONRIGID is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONRIGID mean?
- Able to bend or change shape; in aviation, describing an airship whose form is held only by the pressure of the gas inside it.
- What letters can be added to NONRIGID?
- No single letter can be added to NONRIGID to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NONRIGID:
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