NONVOCAL is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NONVOCAL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONVOCAL?
| 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: 41 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONVOCAL is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONVOCAL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonvocalsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONVOCAL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NONVOCAL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONVOCAL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NONVOCAL mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Not produced by or involving the voice; without singing.
In music, a nonvocal track has no singer, only instruments, and karaoke fans seek it out. In phonetics, a nonvocal sound is made without the vocal cords. The word is common on track listings that offer both a vocal and a nonvocal version.
How NONVOCAL is used
The word nonvocal is used in music production and in the study of speech sounds.
- The album includes a nonvocal version of each song.
- Nonvocal communication such as gestures also carries meaning.
- We practised along with the nonvocal backing track.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONVOCAL and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONVOCAL
1 longer words begin with NONVOCAL.
Shorter words from the letters in NONVOCAL
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Common questions about NONVOCAL
- Is NONVOCAL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONVOCAL, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONVOCAL worth?
- NONVOCAL is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONVOCAL mean?
- Not produced by or involving the voice; without singing.
- What letters can be added to NONVOCAL?
- NONVOCAL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NONVOCAL:
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