NONWORD is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NONWORD is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 13 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONWORD?
| 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: 51 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONWORD is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONWORD
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonwordsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONWORD scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NONWORD, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 794,026.
What does NONWORD mean in Scrabble?
noun
A group of letters or sounds that looks or sounds like a word but is not a real word of the language.
Psychologists use made-up strings to test how quickly people decide whether something is real. In everyday speech, calling a term a nonword is a blunt way of rejecting it as invented or meaningless.
How NONWORD is used
Nonword is used in linguistics, psychology and spelling games.
- The test asked children to read each nonword aloud.
- Players lose a turn if they try to play a nonword.
- The software flagged the typo as a nonword.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONWORD and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONWORD
1 longer words begin with NONWORD.
Shorter words from the letters in NONWORD
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Common questions about NONWORD
- Is NONWORD valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONWORD, where it scores 13 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONWORD worth?
- NONWORD is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 13 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONWORD mean?
- A group of letters or sounds that looks or sounds like a word but is not a real word of the language.
- What letters can be added to NONWORD?
- NONWORD takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NONWORD:
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