NYMPHA is a valid Scrabble word — 16 points
Yes. NYMPHA is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 16 points in Scrabble and 17 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NYMPHA?
| 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: 39 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYMPHA is to know. It scores 16 from 6 tiles, takes 2 hooks, and its letters make up 3.8% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYMPHA
Checked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF.
How NYMPHA scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in NYMPHA, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| a | 1 | 9 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 1,380 thousand.
What stands out about NYMPHA
- NYMPHA gets by on a single vowel across 6 letters.
Counted from the four word lists we hold, not taken from anywhere else. How we calculate things
What does NYMPHA mean in Scrabble?
noun
technical
In anatomy, one of the labia minora, the inner folds of the vulva.
Nympha is an old technical term, now rare, found in historical medical texts. In shell study it also names a ridge on a bivalve where the ligament attaches.
How NYMPHA is used
Nympha is a rare term of anatomy and conchology, usually in the plural nymphae.
- The old textbook used the term nympha.
- A nympha is visible on the hinge of the shell.
- The nympha is described in the chapter on anatomy.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NYMPHA and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NYMPHA
9 longer words begin with NYMPHA.
Shorter words from the letters in NYMPHA
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Common questions about NYMPHA
- Is NYMPHA valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NYMPHA, where it scores 17 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NYMPHA worth?
- NYMPHA is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 17 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NYMPHA mean?
- In anatomy, one of the labia minora, the inner folds of the vulva.
- What letters can be added to NYMPHA?
- NYMPHA takes 2 hooks: 0 in front and 2 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of NYMPHA:
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