NORTHERNISE is valid in Collins, not in North America — 14 points
It depends on the list you play by. NORTHERNISE is in Collins, used in the UK and most of the world, but it is not in the North American lists — so in a US or Canadian game an opponent can challenge it off the board. Worth 14 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NORTHERNISE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 35 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NORTHERNISE is to know. It scores 14 from 11 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 7.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NORTHERNISE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NORTHERNISE scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in NORTHERNISE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NORTHERNISE has to be built on the board across turns.
Words starting with NORTHERNISE
2 longer words begin with NORTHERNISE.
Shorter words from the letters in NORTHERNISE
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Common questions about NORTHERNISE
- Is NORTHERNISE valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NORTHERNISE is not in it.
- How many points is NORTHERNISE worth?
- NORTHERNISE is worth 14 points in Scrabble and 15 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NORTHERNISE?
- NORTHERNISE takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of NORTHERNISE:
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