NOSEPIECE is a valid Scrabble word — 13 points
Yes. NOSEPIECE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 13 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NOSEPIECE?
| 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: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NOSEPIECE is to know. It scores 13 from 9 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 7.4% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NOSEPIECE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nosepiecesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NOSEPIECE scores
Face value of the 9 tiles in NOSEPIECE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| e | 3 | 12 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NOSEPIECE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NOSEPIECE mean in Scrabble?
noun
A part of a device or garment that sits on or covers the nose, such as the bridge of spectacles or the rotating mount for microscope lenses.
A nosepiece can be a comfort part on glasses, a guard on a helmet, or a mechanical turret on a microscope. Which one is meant depends entirely on the object being described.
How NOSEPIECE is used
Nosepiece is used in optics, laboratory work and armour or helmet descriptions.
- He turned the nosepiece to bring a stronger lens over the slide.
- The nosepiece of her glasses left a red mark on her skin.
- A narrow nosepiece ran down the front of the old iron helmet.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NOSEPIECE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NOSEPIECE
1 longer words begin with NOSEPIECE.
Shorter words from the letters in NOSEPIECE
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Common questions about NOSEPIECE
- Is NOSEPIECE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NOSEPIECE, where it scores 16 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NOSEPIECE worth?
- NOSEPIECE is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NOSEPIECE mean?
- A part of a device or garment that sits on or covers the nose, such as the bridge of spectacles or the rotating mount for microscope lenses.
- What letters can be added to NOSEPIECE?
- NOSEPIECE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 9 letters of NOSEPIECE:
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