NYMPHOLEPT is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. NYMPHOLEPT is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 25 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept NYMPHOLEPT?
| Official Scrabble Players Dictionary USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word List USA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble Words English in most countries | Valid |
| Words with Friends Zynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful NYMPHOLEPT is to know. It scores 22 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 4.6% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for NYMPHOLEPT
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
nympholeptsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How NYMPHOLEPT scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in NYMPHOLEPT, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| n | 1 | 6 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| m | 1 | 2 |
| p | 2 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so NYMPHOLEPT has to be built on the board across turns.
What does NYMPHOLEPT mean in Scrabble?
noun
literaryrare
A person seized by a wild enthusiasm or passion for an unattainable ideal, originally one thought bewitched by nymphs.
In old belief a nympholept was a man driven frantic after glimpsing a nymph. Later writers used it for anyone possessed by a yearning for something beyond reach.
How NYMPHOLEPT is used
Rare literary word; a nympholept is gripped by a kind of rapture.
- The poet was a nympholept of the forest.
- Like a nympholept, he wandered the hills in search of her.
- The old tale tells of a nympholept who never came home.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of NYMPHOLEPT and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with NYMPHOLEPT
2 longer words begin with NYMPHOLEPT.
Shorter words from the letters in NYMPHOLEPT
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Common questions about NYMPHOLEPT
- Is NYMPHOLEPT valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts NYMPHOLEPT, where it scores 25 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is NYMPHOLEPT worth?
- NYMPHOLEPT is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 25 points in Words with Friends.
- What does NYMPHOLEPT mean?
- A person seized by a wild enthusiasm or passion for an unattainable ideal, originally one thought bewitched by nymphs.
- What letters can be added to NYMPHOLEPT?
- NYMPHOLEPT takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of NYMPHOLEPT:
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