NONSWIMMER is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NONSWIMMER is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 21 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONSWIMMER?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONSWIMMER is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONSWIMMER
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonswimmersChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONSWIMMER scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NONSWIMMER, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| m | 2 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONSWIMMER has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONSWIMMER mean in Scrabble?
noun
A person who cannot swim or chooses not to.
A nonswimmer is usually told to wear a life jacket near deep water. Pools and boat operators often ask about it on forms for safety reasons.
How NONSWIMMER is used
Used in safety rules and lessons, often as a counterpart to swimmer.
- The instructor kept the nonswimmer in the shallow end.
- Every nonswimmer on board must wear a life jacket.
- As a nonswimmer, she stayed well away from the edge.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONSWIMMER and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONSWIMMER
1 longer words begin with NONSWIMMER.
Shorter words from the letters in NONSWIMMER
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Common questions about NONSWIMMER
- Is NONSWIMMER valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONSWIMMER, where it scores 21 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONSWIMMER worth?
- NONSWIMMER is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 21 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONSWIMMER mean?
- A person who cannot swim or chooses not to.
- What letters can be added to NONSWIMMER?
- NONSWIMMER takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NONSWIMMER:
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