NUDIBRANCH is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. NUDIBRANCH is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 22 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUDIBRANCH?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUDIBRANCH is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUDIBRANCH
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nudibranchsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUDIBRANCH scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NUDIBRANCH, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUDIBRANCH has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NUDIBRANCH mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A sea slug without a shell, often brightly coloured, belonging to the group Nudibranchia.
A nudibranch loses its shell early in life and relies on bold colours or toxic chemistry for defence. Divers prize the sight of one on a reef because of its striking patterns.
How NUDIBRANCH is used
Common in marine biology and diving writing.
- A purple nudibranch crawled slowly across the coral.
- The photographer spent an hour hunting for a rare nudibranch.
- Each nudibranch species has its own pattern of colours.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUDIBRANCH and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUDIBRANCH
3 longer words begin with NUDIBRANCH.
Shorter words from the letters in NUDIBRANCH
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Common questions about NUDIBRANCH
- Is NUDIBRANCH valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUDIBRANCH, where it scores 22 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUDIBRANCH worth?
- NUDIBRANCH is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUDIBRANCH mean?
- A sea slug without a shell, often brightly coloured, belonging to the group Nudibranchia.
- What letters can be added to NUDIBRANCH?
- NUDIBRANCH takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NUDIBRANCH:
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