NONSECRETORY is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NONSECRETORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONSECRETORY?
| 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: 29 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONSECRETORY is to know. It scores 17 from 12 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONSECRETORY
No single letter turns NONSECRETORY into another word.
How NONSECRETORY scores
Face value of the 12 tiles in NONSECRETORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONSECRETORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONSECRETORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
medical
Not producing or releasing a secretion.
A nonsecretory cell or gland does not release substances such as hormones or mucus. In medicine, a nonsecretory tumour is one that fails to produce the hormones its tissue normally makes. The word nonsecretory is a clinical label and rarely appears elsewhere.
How NONSECRETORY is used
Nonsecretory is used in biology and medicine for cells, glands or tumours that release no secretions.
- The scan showed a nonsecretory tumour of the gland.
- Nonsecretory cells line much of the tube.
- The nonsecretory form of the disease is harder to detect.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONSECRETORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
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Common questions about NONSECRETORY
- Is NONSECRETORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONSECRETORY, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONSECRETORY worth?
- NONSECRETORY is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONSECRETORY mean?
- Not producing or releasing a secretion.
- What letters can be added to NONSECRETORY?
- No single letter can be added to NONSECRETORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 12 letters of NONSECRETORY:
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