NUNATAK is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NUNATAK is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUNATAK?
| 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: 52 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUNATAK is to know. It scores 11 from 7 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.9% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUNATAK
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nunataksChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUNATAK scores
Face value of the 7 tiles in NUNATAK, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| k | 1 | 1 |
Drawing exactly these 7 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,235 thousand.
What does NUNATAK mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
An isolated peak of rock that sticks up through a surrounding ice sheet or glacier.
The word nunatak comes from an Inuit language and describes a summit that glaciers flow around without covering. In polar regions such peaks give scientists a rare glimpse of the bedrock below.
How NUNATAK is used
Nunatak is a geographic term used in glaciology and polar exploration.
- A dark nunatak rose from the white ice sheet.
- The climbers camped near a nunatak to shelter from the wind.
- Each nunatak in the range marks a mountain buried almost to its top.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUNATAK and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUNATAK
2 longer words begin with NUNATAK.
Shorter words from the letters in NUNATAK
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Common questions about NUNATAK
- Is NUNATAK valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUNATAK, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUNATAK worth?
- NUNATAK is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUNATAK mean?
- An isolated peak of rock that sticks up through a surrounding ice sheet or glacier.
- What letters can be added to NUNATAK?
- NUNATAK takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 7 letters of NUNATAK:
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