NONWOVEN is a valid Scrabble word — 14 points
Yes. NONWOVEN is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 14 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONWOVEN?
| 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: 44 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONWOVEN is to know. It scores 14 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.3% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONWOVEN
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nonwovensChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NONWOVEN scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NONWOVEN, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| w | 1 | 2 |
| v | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NONWOVEN has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NONWOVEN
- NONWOVEN begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NONWOVEN mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Made from fibres bonded together by heat, chemicals or resin instead of being woven.
Nonwoven fabric is pressed or fused into a sheet, which makes it cheap and quick to produce. It turns up in face masks, filters, wipes and the stiff lining of bags.
How NONWOVEN is used
Nonwoven can also be used as a noun for such a fabric.
- The mask is made of nonwoven material.
- A nonwoven lining keeps the collar stiff.
- Many wipes are nonwoven sheets of bonded fibre.
- The factory makes nonwoven filters for engines.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONWOVEN and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NONWOVEN
1 longer words begin with NONWOVEN.
Shorter words from the letters in NONWOVEN
Common questions about NONWOVEN
- Is NONWOVEN valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONWOVEN, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONWOVEN worth?
- NONWOVEN is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONWOVEN mean?
- Made from fibres bonded together by heat, chemicals or resin instead of being woven.
- What letters can be added to NONWOVEN?
- NONWOVEN takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NONWOVEN:
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