NONZERO is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NONZERO is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 18 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NONZERO?
| 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: 57 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NONZERO is to know. It scores 16 from 7 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NONZERO
No single letter turns NONZERO into another word.
How NONZERO scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NONZERO, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 2 | 8 |
| z | 1 | 1 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 529,351.
What does NONZERO mean in Scrabble?
adjective
technical
Having a value that is not zero.
Mathematicians and programmers use nonzero to rule out the zero case, for example when a number is going to be a divisor. A nonzero result can be positive or negative.
How NONZERO is used
Used in mathematics and computing; sometimes written with a hyphen.
- The function returns a nonzero value on error.
- You cannot divide by a nonzero number and get zero.
- Check that the count is nonzero before continuing.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NONZERO and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NONZERO
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Common questions about NONZERO
- Is NONZERO valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NONZERO, where it scores 18 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NONZERO worth?
- NONZERO is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NONZERO mean?
- Having a value that is not zero.
- What letters can be added to NONZERO?
- No single letter can be added to NONZERO to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NONZERO:
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