NONSUCH is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NONSUCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONSUCH?
| 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 NONSUCH is to know. It scores 12 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONSUCH
No single letter turns NONSUCH into another word.
How NONSUCH scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NONSUCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 2,084 thousand.
What does NONSUCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
archaicliterary
A person or thing with no equal; a perfect example.
Nonsuch was often used for admired beauties, skills and treasures, and it gave its name to a famous royal palace in England. Modern writers choose it for a touch of old-fashioned praise.
How NONSUCH is used
Nonsuch is an old-fashioned word of praise, now mostly literary.
- The tailor was a nonsuch in the whole county.
- Her garden was held to be a nonsuch of design.
- Travellers spoke of the palace as a nonsuch among royal houses.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONSUCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONSUCH
1 longer words begin with NONSUCH.
Shorter words from the letters in NONSUCH
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Common questions about NONSUCH
- Is NONSUCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONSUCH, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONSUCH worth?
- NONSUCH is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONSUCH mean?
- A person or thing with no equal; a perfect example.
- What letters can be added to NONSUCH?
- No single letter can be added to NONSUCH to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NONSUCH:
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