NYCTALOPIA is a valid Scrabble word — 17 points
Yes. NYCTALOPIA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 17 points in Scrabble and 20 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NYCTALOPIA?
| 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: 32 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYCTALOPIA is to know. It scores 17 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.7% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYCTALOPIA
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nyctalopiasChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NYCTALOPIA scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NYCTALOPIA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| c | 1 | 2 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NYCTALOPIA has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NYCTALOPIA mean in Scrabble?
noun
medical
Poor vision in dim light or at night, often caused by a lack of vitamin A.
Nyctalopia is the medical name for night blindness. A person with nyctalopia sees normally by day but struggles to find their way after dark.
How NYCTALOPIA is used
A medical term; older texts sometimes use it with the opposite meaning.
- Nyctalopia made driving after dark dangerous for him.
- The doctor linked her nyctalopia to a vitamin deficiency.
- Inherited forms of nyctalopia appear in childhood.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NYCTALOPIA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NYCTALOPIA
1 longer words begin with NYCTALOPIA.
Shorter words from the letters in NYCTALOPIA
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Common questions about NYCTALOPIA
- Is NYCTALOPIA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NYCTALOPIA, where it scores 20 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NYCTALOPIA worth?
- NYCTALOPIA is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 20 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NYCTALOPIA mean?
- Poor vision in dim light or at night, often caused by a lack of vitamin A.
- What letters can be added to NYCTALOPIA?
- NYCTALOPIA takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NYCTALOPIA:
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