NONTARGET is a valid Scrabble word — 10 points
Yes. NONTARGET 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 NONTARGET?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONTARGET is to know. It scores 10 from 9 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONTARGET
No single letter turns NONTARGET into another word.
How NONTARGET scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NONTARGET, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONTARGET has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONTARGET mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Not being the intended object of an action, attack, treatment or study.
Ecologists worry about nontarget species harmed by pesticides meant for pests. The word also appears in military and medical writing for anything outside the aimed-at goal.
How NONTARGET is used
Technical; common in ecology, medicine and military reports.
- The spray harmed nontarget insects such as bees.
- Researchers measured the effect on nontarget organisms.
- A nontarget cell may still be affected by the drug.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONTARGET and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NONTARGET
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Common questions about NONTARGET
- Is NONTARGET valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONTARGET, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONTARGET worth?
- NONTARGET is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONTARGET mean?
- Not being the intended object of an action, attack, treatment or study.
- What letters can be added to NONTARGET?
- No single letter can be added to NONTARGET to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NONTARGET:
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