NUNSHIPS is valid in Collins, not in North America — 13 points
It depends on the list you play by. NUNSHIPS 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 NUNSHIPS?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Not listed |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Not listed |
Word power: 36 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUNSHIPS is to know. It scores 13 from 8 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUNSHIPS
No single letter turns NUNSHIPS into another word.
How NUNSHIPS scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NUNSHIPS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| s | 2 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUNSHIPS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NUNSHIPS mean in Scrabble?
NUNSHIPS is the plural of NUNSHIP.
Shorter words from the letters in NUNSHIPS
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Common questions about NUNSHIPS
- Is NUNSHIPS valid in Words with Friends?
- No. Words with Friends keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries, and NUNSHIPS is not in it.
- How many points is NUNSHIPS worth?
- NUNSHIPS is worth 13 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
- What letters can be added to NUNSHIPS?
- No single letter can be added to NUNSHIPS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUNSHIPS:
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