NUNCHEON is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. NUNCHEON 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 13 points. Words with Friends does not accept it either.
Which word lists accept NUNCHEON?
| 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: 42 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUNCHEON is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUNCHEON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nuncheonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUNCHEON scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NUNCHEON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 3 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUNCHEON has to be built on the board across turns.
What stands out about NUNCHEON
- NUNCHEON begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
Words starting with NUNCHEON
1 longer words begin with NUNCHEON.
Shorter words from the letters in NUNCHEON
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Common questions about NUNCHEON
- Is NUNCHEON valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NUNCHEON is not in it.
- How many points is NUNCHEON worth?
- NUNCHEON is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NUNCHEON?
- NUNCHEON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUNCHEON:
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