NUTANT is a valid Scrabble word — 6 points
Yes. NUTANT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 6 points in Scrabble and 9 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NUTANT?
| 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: 24 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUTANT is to know. It scores 6 from 6 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUTANT
No single letter turns NUTANT into another word.
How NUTANT scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NUTANT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 2 | 6 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 147,167.
What does NUTANT mean in Scrabble?
adjective
botany
Nodding or drooping downward, used especially of a flower or flower head that bends at the top of its stem.
Botanists apply nutant to a flower whose head hangs or nods forward on a curved stalk, rather than standing upright, as seen in many species of fritillary and some orchids. The bend usually sits near the top of the stem, so the flower faces downward or sideways while the rest of the plant remains upright, which can protect the pollen or nectar from rain. The word comes from the same root as the verb nutate, both pointing to a nodding or bending motion rather than to colour, size or scent. Field guides use nutant as a precise way to describe posture, letting a reader picture the shape of a plant without needing an illustration.
How NUTANT is used
Technical botanical term; met in field guides and plant descriptions rather than everyday speech.
- The field guide described the lily as nutant, its flower nodding on a curved stem.
- A nutant flower head often hangs low enough to shelter its pollen from rain.
- Several fritillary species are easy to identify by their nutant blooms.
- The botanist noted the plant's nutant habit in her field notes.
- Unlike its upright relatives, this orchid produces a distinctly nutant flower.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUTANT and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in NUTANT
Common questions about NUTANT
- Is NUTANT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUTANT, where it scores 9 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUTANT worth?
- NUTANT is worth 6 points in Scrabble and 9 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUTANT mean?
- Nodding or drooping downward, used especially of a flower or flower head that bends at the top of its stem.
- What letters can be added to NUTANT?
- No single letter can be added to NUTANT to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NUTANT:
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