NYLON is a valid Scrabble word — 8 points
Yes. NYLON is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 8 points in Scrabble and 10 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NYLON?
| 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: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYLON is to know. It scores 8 from 5 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 5.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYLON
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nylonsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NYLON scores
Face value of the 5 tiles in NYLON, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 2 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
Drawing exactly these 5 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 78,425.
What stands out about NYLON
- NYLON begins and ends with the same letter.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NYLON mean in Scrabble?
noun
A strong, lightweight synthetic polymer used to make fibres, fabrics and moulded plastic parts.
Chemists at DuPont developed nylon in the 1930s as the first fully synthetic fibre, and it reached the public first in toothbrush bristles and then, famously, in women's stockings that were both sheer and remarkably durable. The same polymer, melted and moulded rather than spun into thread, also forms sturdy plastic parts such as gears, zip teeth and rope, since it resists wear and keeps its strength under repeated stress. Nylon largely replaced silk in stockings and parachutes during the Second World War, when silk supplies from Asia became scarce.
How NYLON is used
A common everyday word, used both for the woven fabric in clothing and for the moulded plastic material in countless manufactured products.
- Her stockings were made of sheer nylon.
- The tent poles were reinforced with tough nylon cord.
- He replaced the worn nylon gear inside the old clock.
- The backpack straps were woven from thick nylon webbing.
- Nylon rope held firm under the heavy load.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NYLON and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Anagrams of NYLON
The 5 tiles of NYLON in a different order — 1 found.
Words starting with NYLON
2 longer words begin with NYLON.
Shorter words from the letters in NYLON
Common questions about NYLON
- Is NYLON valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NYLON, where it scores 10 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NYLON worth?
- NYLON is worth 8 points in Scrabble and 10 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NYLON mean?
- A strong, lightweight synthetic polymer used to make fibres, fabrics and moulded plastic parts.
- What letters can be added to NYLON?
- NYLON takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 5 letters of NYLON:
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