NUTSHELL is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. NUTSHELL 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 NUTSHELL?
| 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: 38 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NUTSHELL is to know. It scores 11 from 8 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NUTSHELL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nutshellsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NUTSHELL scores
Face value of the 8 tiles in NUTSHELL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| l | 2 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NUTSHELL has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NUTSHELL mean in Scrabble?
noun
The hard outer covering that encloses the kernel of a nut.
Squirrels crack a nutshell to reach the food inside. In speech the word is most often found in the phrase "in a nutshell", meaning in the fewest possible words. Broken nutshell pieces are sometimes used as mulch.
How NUTSHELL is used
Used literally for nuts and figuratively in the phrase "in a nutshell".
- She cracked the nutshell with a small hammer.
- The squirrel dropped an empty nutshell from the branch.
- Put in a nutshell, the plan is to save money.
- A nutshell can float like a tiny boat.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NUTSHELL and 4 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NUTSHELL
1 longer words begin with NUTSHELL.
Shorter words from the letters in NUTSHELL
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Common questions about NUTSHELL
- Is NUTSHELL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NUTSHELL, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NUTSHELL worth?
- NUTSHELL is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NUTSHELL mean?
- The hard outer covering that encloses the kernel of a nut.
- What letters can be added to NUTSHELL?
- NUTSHELL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 8 letters of NUTSHELL:
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