NONTENURED is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NONTENURED is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 15 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONTENURED?
| 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: 27 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONTENURED is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONTENURED
No single letter turns NONTENURED into another word.
How NONTENURED scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NONTENURED, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONTENURED has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONTENURED mean in Scrabble?
adjective
North American
Describing a teacher or academic who has not been granted permanent job security at an institution.
Nontenured staff can be dismissed more easily than tenured colleagues and are often on short contracts. The term comes up in debates about university hiring.
How NONTENURED is used
Used mainly in discussions of universities and colleges.
- Nontenured professors were most worried about the budget cuts.
- She remained nontenured after six years on the faculty.
- The nontenured lecturers formed their own association.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONTENURED and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NONTENURED
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Common questions about NONTENURED
- Is NONTENURED valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONTENURED, where it scores 15 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONTENURED worth?
- NONTENURED is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONTENURED mean?
- Describing a teacher or academic who has not been granted permanent job security at an institution.
- What letters can be added to NONTENURED?
- No single letter can be added to NONTENURED to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NONTENURED:
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