NUGATORY is a valid Scrabble word — 12 points
Yes. NUGATORY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 12 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUGATORY?
| 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: 37 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUGATORY is to know. It scores 12 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.5% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUGATORY
No single letter turns NUGATORY into another word.
How NUGATORY scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NUGATORY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUGATORY has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NUGATORY
- All 8 letters of NUGATORY are different — nothing repeats.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NUGATORY mean in Scrabble?
adjective
formalliterary
Of little or no value or importance; futile.
Nugatory suggests something so trivial that it makes no real difference. Lawyers also use it for a rule or clause that has no force and so changes nothing.
How NUGATORY is used
Nugatory is a formal word, often used for effects, gestures or contributions.
- The fine was so small as to be nugatory.
- Their objections proved nugatory in the end.
- He dismissed the extra paperwork as a nugatory exercise.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUGATORY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NUGATORY
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Common questions about NUGATORY
- Is NUGATORY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUGATORY, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUGATORY worth?
- NUGATORY is worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUGATORY mean?
- Of little or no value or importance; futile.
- What letters can be added to NUGATORY?
- No single letter can be added to NUGATORY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUGATORY:
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